That fact gives Krzysztof Pastor's 2008 politically oriented "Romeo & Juliet" even more resonance — though, thankfully, we've had no open warfare of the sort he experienced during the Balkan war.
Monday, October 17, 2016
Joffrey brings back a stronger, starker 'Romeo & Juliet'
That fact gives Krzysztof Pastor's 2008 politically oriented "Romeo & Juliet" even more resonance — though, thankfully, we've had no open warfare of the sort he experienced during the Balkan war.
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My favorite part of this article is the video portion which details the relationship of the two dancers that play the leads of Romeo and Juliet. In the video it is mentioned by the dancer playing Romeo that it is difficult for a couple to bring the chemistry of their own personal relationship on stage when they are preforming. I believe this is a valid point that applies to many fields of the performing arts. In both the theatre and the dance world it is a belief that if the performers are in a relationship off stage then they will have great chemistry onstage. Although, this could be true I find that it may be a hinderance to have that love connection off stage because it may seem easier to slack with the chemistry on stage because it feels so unrealistic to what they experience at home or even when the curtain closes. Hopefully, both these dancers in Romeo and Juliet and many other performers in situations like them will learn to utilize their love offstage to make art onstage.
This is an interesting article to me because I was working on my thesis proposal and what she refers to as this production really being clearer and more impactful because of the race for presidency coming up is what my proposal is sorta based around. There are so many things in our world that happen everyday and I want to take a look at the large meaningful moments in time that have occurred and how they have impacted theatre. Did the aftermath of World War II have an impact on what type of shows were produced or written? How much does our real world affect the worlds of these shows we work on all time? How does that affect us when we work on a show about violence and in the real world we are hearing about violent crimes happening all time? Are we able to separate ourselves from it or if we can’t how do we deal with it and help others through it as well?
I never really liked Romeo & Juliet ever since I first read it and ever since I was involved in the production in high school. However, this article made me think about how I would react to the production with it being exclusively a ballet. I think it's interesting how the production staff and performers really thought about what they can do to change up the attitude of the show completely. I find it interesting how each act focuses on a different time period which allows the style of dance and story telling in the show to follow completely different paths. Also, the relationships between the characters focus on the differences between the two families. For example, one family fight like martial artists while the other fight like boxers. The two families also have opposing viewpoints when it comes to things like political views (liberal vs conservative/authoritarian). I find this added depth and consideration put into the production makes it a little more fun to watch because it's different from your average Shakespeare run of Romeo & Juliet. By playing around with these simple aspects, you can really create a more complex story line whose actions are unexpected.
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