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Romeo & Juliet Without Sympathy
"Shakespeare has always been up for grabs, and choreographers have every right to use him any way they choose. But if they're going to give us an alternative version of a story, they have to justify it by the originality and conviction of what they bring to it. The big question is why the ultra-intelligent Mark Morris put so much effort into a story for which he obviously has so little sympathy?" New York Observer 07/15/08
"Shakespeare has always been up for grabs, and choreographers have every right to use him any way they choose. But if they're going to give us an alternative version of a story, they have to justify it by the originality and conviction of what they bring to it. The big question is why the ultra-intelligent Mark Morris put so much effort into a story for which he obviously has so little sympathy?" New York Observer 07/15/08
Posted July 15, 2008 08:52 PM
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