Sep.
28th
“Romeo et Juliette” as stunning as last year at PNB
When I saw “Romeo et Juliette” danced by Pacific Northwest Ballet last year, I thought – as I rarely do – this is one work I’ve simply got to see again. Apparently, I wasn’t alone: So many people came for repeat performances that PNB scheduled it again for this season, and last Saturday night they showed yet again just what a phenomenal production this is.
Partly it’s the excellent dancing, of course, but a lot of it is the sheer synchronicity of all the elements. The choreography by Jean-Christophe Maillot (originally for Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo) manages to be highly …