Juliet – North by Northwestern

Following Marcos Morau's agenda is not an easy job. Ontinyent's choreographer spends much of the year conducting in Europe, premiering shows in Germany, Switzerland or the Netherlands. For this reason we could not miss the invitation of the Ghent Opera, when the Belgian institution contacted this newspaper to attend the premiere of Romeo + Julia. We are talking about the famous ballet of Prokofiev about the lovers of Verona, passed through the g…

Juliet – North by Northwestern

Graphic by Leila Dhawan / North by Northwestern FADE IN:EXT. L.A. BALLET CONSERVATORY – NIGHTA long, two-story building with windows stretching across the front and a sign that reads “Los Angeles Ballet Conservatory” in black. Cars pass by in a blur. Sounds fade into the distance.INT. L.A. BALLET CONSERVATORY – NIGHTAMY RUSSELL (17, stressed-looking, out of breath) falls out of a quadruple pirouette. The wood of her pointe shoes collides loudly…