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Redoing Romeo: Mark Morris take on the ballet classic, but with his own spin.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-JUL-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Redoing Romeo: Mark Morris take on the ballet classic, but with his own spin.(dance matters)(Romeo and JUliet)

Article Excerpt
And you thought there was nothing new for a choreographer to say about Romeo and Juliet. How about going back to the Shakespeare tragedy? Or, how about using the original version of the beloved Prokofiev score? When Bard College's president and conductor Leon Botstein approached Mark Morris with the project, his answer dripped with sarcasm. "Sure," the choreographer responded, "how about the Romeo with the happy ending?"

In fact, that was exactly what Botstein was talking about, and this month at Bard's SummerScape Festival, the enlightened...

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