"Radio and Juliet" choreographed by Edward Clug. Photo Credit: Ballet Maribor.
Huge stage. The lights turn off, and a huge screen transforms the stage. Video, that’s what the show begins with. Juliet is lying on a bed in an all white room as she opens her eyes. She walks to another room to sit and peer at raindrops as they slump against the windowpane. A mountain of thought appears to confound her.
As the video comes closer to an end, miniature figures, the dancers of Ballet Maribor, begin to walk out on the stage at the Skirball Center. They travel through a stripe of bright light then immediately vanish into darkness. The beating sound of the rock band Radiohead breaks out from the speakers and suddenly we notice six figures standing ready to dance. [click to continue….]
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