Crossing the Stars

In the spirit of the long standing tradition of films/theatre pieces/operas/dances that have been reinterpreted and placed in different cultures (like our Spanish colonial Giselle), over the next few days, I will be posting images from some of those works other works. Have there been MORE retellings of any story other than Romeo and Juliet?

Baz Luhrmann gave us an updated version set in some sort of contemporary beachy milieu

Matthew Bourne gave us a R and J that was set in a mental institution

And of course there is the beloved West Side Story, which put the whole thing on the streets on New York. So the idea of re-interpreting classic pieces is not something new and it is not something that is being fueled by "woke"-ism. It is a natural response by artists who wish to present works in ways that will resonate with thier current audiences. Sometimes that means doing everything exactly as it was done hundreds of years ago, but sometimes that means getting rid of the tutus and putting a bunch of men in feathered pants.

In the world of San Diego Ballet... today was a day off, so time to reset for the upcoming weeks. Of course that doesn't mean a real day off. As our Giselle has a decidedly Mexican slant, I spent some time today doing some invites to local Latin organizations.