Romeo and Juliet Fantasy and Other Works

• Photo Gallery
• CBC Radio 1 feature on Romeo & Juliet world premiere (4.5 MB .mp3), from Information Morning Moncton, NB, April 15, 2010.
• Choreography — Igor Dobrovolskiy
• Music — P.I. Tchaikovsky, J.S. Bach
• Lighting — Pierre Lavoie
• Costumes — Igor Dobrovolskiy, Norma Lachance
• Set — Igor Dobrovolskiy

Igor Dobrovolskiy returns to William Shakespeare to create a one–act ballet based the Bard’s timeless romance. No other play by Shakespeare has been such a rich source of inspiration for composers and choreographers. Set on Tchaikovsky’s evocative Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet, and Symphony No. 4 in F minor — Andante sostenuto, the ballet creates a world of caprice and uncertainty. Young lovers who have just barely left behind their childhood face the consequences of feeling too deeply in a world where there is no clemency for breaking rules.

The program will also feature a new short piece choreographed by Dobrovolskiy, FLEETING, set on works by J.S. Bach including Toccata and Fugue in D minor and the popular Air on the G String.

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Anya Nesvitaylo. Photo: David Corkum.