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Pacific Northwest Ballet opens 2009-2010 season with
Jean-Christope Maillot’s
A contemporary interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragic masterpiece
Choreography by Jean-Christophe Maillot
Music by Sergei Prokofiev (Op. 64, 1935-36)
September 24- October 4, 2009
Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
321 Mercer Street, Seattle Center
Seattle, WA 98109
September 24 – 26 at 7:30 pm
September 26 at 2:00 pm
October 1 – 3 at 7:30 pm
October 3 at 2:00 pm
October 4 at 1:00 pm
Glowing reviews accompanied the PNB premiere of Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette in 2008. This three-act contemporary interpretation of Shakespeare’s great love story is “achingly beautiful…like no Romeo and Juliet ballet you’ve seen before (The Seattle Times). Roméo et Juliette runs September 24 – October 4 at Seattle Center’s Marion Oliver McCaw Hall. Tickets to Roméo et Juliette go on sale July 20 and may be purchased by calling the PNB Box Office at 206.441.2424, online at www.pnb.org, or in person at the PNB Box Office at 301 Mercer St. (Audience Advisory: Content may not be appropriate for young children.)
Music:Sergei Prokofiev (Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, 1935-1936)
Choreography:Jean-Christophe Maillot
Staging:Gaby Baars, Bernice Coppieters, and Giovanna Lorenzoni
Scenic Design:Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Costume Design:Jérôme Kaplan
Lighting Design:Dominique Drillot
Premiere:December 23, 1996: Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
Pacific Northwest Ballet Premiere:January 31, 2008
Duration:2 hours, 25 minutes
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