Macaroni Kid Evans has the wonderful opportunity to share the latest classic to grace the stage of the famous Fox Theatre, "Romeo and Juliet"! This spectacular production arrives at Atlanta's Fox Theatre on January 12, 2020! Learn more about this brand-new production of the romantic classic many of us know and love.
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From Fox Theatre:
NATIONAL BALLET THEATER OF ODESSA, UKRAINE PRESENTS “ROMEO AND JULIET”
Experience the most famous love story of all time
set to Prokofiev’s classic score and featuring brand new choreography
by Mikhael Lavrovsky, productions by G. Sevoyan
ATLANTA - The critically acclaimed National Ballet Theater of Odessa - Ukraine returns to the Fox Theatre (660 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30308) to perform a brand-new production of “Romeo and Juliet,” the world’s greatest romantic tragedy.
One of classical ballet’s all-time favorites, the National Ballet Theater of Odessa’s production of “Romeo and Juliet” is set to Sergei Prokofiev’s romantic and powerful score with new choreography by Mikhail Lavrovsky. Alternating in the title role of Juliet are Elena Dobryanskaya and Olga Vorobyeva Romeo will be danced by Sergey Dotsenko and Stanislav Skrynnik.
The New York Times describes the National Ballet Theater of Odessa, Ukrainian’s productions as “full of enchantment.” Northampton Chronicle & Echo raves “enchanting from start to finish, the National Ballet Theater of Odessa managed to bring a tear to my eye... the whole performance was executed with ultimate precision which saw not a step out of place.”
Arguably the most famous love story of all time, Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” tells the tale of a boy and a girl from warring families who meet and fall in love. Fate is not on their side, however. Due to a series of fateful misunderstandings, the story of the two young lovers who try to elope ends in tragedy.
About National Ballet Theater of Odessa, Ukraine
The year 1923, was a milestone in the history of the Odessa City Theater when its Ballet Company staged an in-house production of Swan Lake for the very first time ever. The press called it "the first attempt to create a real ballet performance in the history of the City Theater".
The ballet was staged by the ballet master Robert Balanotti. Swan Lake was followed by The Little Humpbacked Horse, Coppelia and Le Corsaire.
In 1926, Kasyan Goleizovsky came to Odessa. His groundbreaking approach to choreography had an immense effect on the future of the Odessa ballet troupe. His ballets Joseph the Beautiful, In the Sunlight, but foremost the breathtaking Polovetsian Dances from the A. Borodin opera Prince Igor, which attained international fame, immediately won the hearts and minds of the Odessa audience. The Theater-Club-Movie Magazine referred to Goleizovsky's productions as "Contemporary ballet factory" and "Odessa, the ballet Hollywood".
The National Ballet Theater of Odessa, Ukraine is a company of 55 distinguished dancers and its repertoire includes “Swan Lake,” “The Sleeping Beauty,” “Cinderella,” “The Nutcracker,” “Giselle,” “Don Quixote,” “Le Sylphide,” “Scheherazade,” “Gavalry Halt,” “The Stone Flower,” “1001 Nights,” “Carmen”-suite, “Cipollino,”, “Francesca di Rimini” and “The Fountain of Bakhchisarai.” “Yesenin and Duncan”, “Chopiniana”, “Anyuta”, “ Paquita”
Want a chance to win your tickets? Thanks to our awesome sponsor, Fox Theatre, Macaroni Kid Evans has a family 4 pack of tickets for one lucky winner! Visit the following link to submit your name into our Romeo and Juliet Giveaway! One winner will be selected and announced on Friday, January 10, 2020!
