The ballet company that thrilled the Prescott audience with “Swan Lake” in 2007 returns with a poignant performance of Sergei Prokofiev’s classical ballet “Romeo and Juliet.” at the Yavapai College Performance Hall on Friday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. The show is presented by Yavapai College Community Events and co-sponsored by The Daily Courier, KQNA 1130 AM and the Performing Arts Charitable Endowment (PACE).
Tickets for this show are $32, $30 and $28. Tickets are available online at www.tickets.com (search for “Yavapai College”). Tickets may also be purchased at the YC Community Events Ticket Office (928-776-2000; toll-free 1-877-928-4253), located in the Lobby of the YC Performance Hall, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Yavapai College Performance Hall is located on the Prescott campus at 1100 E. Sheldon St.
No love story is more passionate or more heartbreaking than Romeo and Juliet, especially as told with Prokofiev’s emotive music and the exquisite dancing of the Moiseev Russian Classical Ballet. This company was founded in 1999 with the help and support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The Prescott performance of “Romeo and Juliet” will feature more than 40 members of the corps de ballet’s 55 dancers, chosen for their discipline, dedication and talent.
The company’s main soloists range from 17 to 25 years of age. Many of them have already won international recognition and prestigious competitions. Before joining the company, most of the artists had worked with leading ballet companies in the major cities of Russia. They have mastered the art of classical, character, modern dance and even light jazz, but it is the classical dance that is the cornerstone of the theater.
“Romeo and Juliet” is a timeless, tragic love story that has been told and retold in a variety of performing arts over the centuries. The original version of Prokofiev’s ballet ended with the reunion of Romeo and Juliet, but choreographers convinced Prokofiev to alter the finale to remain in keeping with Shakespeare's tragic ending so that the dancers could effectively express the characters' grief alongside the music. The ballet was first performed in Brno, Czechoslovakia in 1938. The first Soviet performance of the ballet was given at the Kirov Theatre on January 11, 1940 with choreography by Leonid Lavrovsky. The ballet was well received and has been popular ever since.
The Moiseev Russian Classical Ballet has toured Europe, the Far East, Australia and the U.S. with great success and performs regularly in their home city of Moscow.
France’s Culture magazine describes the group’s performance as, “[A]n evening of glorious theatre. The sets and costumes were dazzling in their color and style. From the moment the curtain rose to audible gasps of delight until the final ovation, the Moiseev Russian Classical Ballet Theatre had their audience spellbound.”
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