Mats Ek Romeo Et Juliette

Romeo and juliet becomes juliet romeo when world renowned choreographer mats ek presents his full length work to tchaikovsky s music excerpts from various of tchaikovsky s well known compositions with its first performance of the royal swedish ballet at the royal opera house.

Mats ek romeo et juliette.

Celebrated swedish choreographer mats ek brings his juliet and romeo to the usa with the royal swedish ballet declaring about his re ordering of the title that it s time to turn the tables. But as he points out one of shakespeare s early drafts had it that way too so maybe he is just reverting to the original. A sneak peek backstage during rehearsals of mats ek s juliet romeo with the royal swedish ballet. En titt bakom kulisserna på julia romeo i koreografi av.

Rather than prokofiev s score which the choreographer considers a magnificent example of its genre yet too narrative driven for his purposes ek uses selections from tchaikovsky s oeuvre adapted and arranged by anders högstedt. But in contrast say with his visionary. Carmel morgan mats ek s juliet and romeo which had its north american premiere at the kennedy center left me bereft not because i was moved by the deaths of the young lovers but because i wasn t moved at all. Mats ek has always taken a radical line with the ballet repertory and it s clear from the title that his new juliet and romeo comes with maverick intent.

The musical score ek chose for juliet and romeo holds as many surprises as his unique interpretation. Après giselle la belle au bois dormant ou encore carmen mats ek livre en 2013 à l opéra de stockholm sa version du drame mythique de shakespeare à l occasion des 240 ans de la compagnie pour le chorégraphe suédois l histoire de roméo et juliette est moins celle d une rivalité entre deux clans ennemis les montaigu et les capulet que celle d un mariage forcé d où.