Program Six — Romeo and Juliet

Fri Mar 28 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:45 pm UTC-04:00

Van Wezel Performing Arts Center | Sarasota

The Sarasota Ballet
Publisher/HostThe Sarasota Ballet
Program Six \u2014 Romeo and Juliet
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Program Six — Romeo and Juliet | March 28 – 29, 2025
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Accompanied by the Sarasota Orchestra
Program Six sees the long-awaited Company premiere of Sir Frederick Ashton’s full-length story ballet Romeo and Juliet, bringing the grandeur and passion of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy to the Sarasota stage. Choreographed in 1955 to Sergei Prokofiev’s score, the ballet brought great success for the Royal Danish Ballet. Unlike many other productions, Ashton decided to truly focus on the “intimate tragedy of two young people caught in an all-consuming passion” (David Vaughan, Frederick Ashton and his Ballets, 1977). Infused with Ashton’s musicality and penchant for heart-fluttering pas de deux, Romeo and Juliet clearly demonstrates Ashton’s choreographic genius and his ability to portray the nature of humanity through dance.
Romeo and Juliet (Company Premiere) | Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton | Production Courtesy by Peter Schaufuss | Music by Sergei Prokofiev
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Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34236, United States,Sarasota, Florida

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