Critically Acclaimed Production of Romeo and Juliet Comes to Princeton Thursday Night

American Repertory Ballet presents Artistic Director Douglas Martin’s full-length Romeo and Juliet set to Prokofiev’s score on Thursday, April 16, 7:30 p.m. at McCarter Theatre Center.

“Romeo and Juliet is a timeless story of love and honor, something I truly believe the ephemeral moments in live ballet capture with immediacy and beauty,” Artistic Director Douglas Martin said. “We are thrilled to bring this production to Princeton audiences at the beautiful McCarter Theatre, right downtown of where the company rehearses every day.”

Tickets for Romeo and Juliet at McCarter Theatre on Thursday are available by calling 609-258-2787. They can also be purchased online by visiting www.mccarter.org, or in person at 91 University Place in Princeton.

Martin’s Romeo and Juliet debuted in October of 2013. It was named among dance critic Robert Johnson’s “Top Ten in Dance” for 2013. Johnson called the premiere a “watershed in the company’s history.”

Marina Kennedy of Broadway World calls the production “an outstanding example of dance being perfectly adapted to dramatic interpretation, with the ARB dancers in full command of their art.”

NY-based dance critic Jerry Hochman ofCritical Dance Magazine characterizes Martin’s masterwork as “an ambitious production...emotionally and artistically fulfilling...exuberant and exciting to watch...[and] invit[ing] comparisons to other well-known productions,…including…that of Sir Kenneth MacMillan.”

The attached image from a previous performance was provided by American Repertory Ballet