By Ashley Killar When Australian Ballet revived John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet at the end of last year, it looked fresh as paint, though it was 20 years since they had last danced the ballet. I saw the December 1 performance in Sydney — and the next morning realized that December 2 was the 60th
By Steve Sucato The crown jewel in Grand Rapids Ballet’s 50th anniversary season, artistic director James Sofranko’s Romeo and Juliet, was decidedly a traditional classical ballet take on Shakespeare’s famous tale. The three-act production plus epilogue, the first full-length story ballet the former San Francisco Ballet soloist has choreographed, premiered on February 17 at home
By Maggie Foyer Siphesihle November, who left South Africa at age 11 to follow his dream, returned to dance Romeo with Cape Town City Ballet at Artscape Opera House on August 25. The return to his homeland required the generosity of sponsors and the coordinating of busy timetables for Cape Town City Ballet and the