![]() ![]() Audiences will be invited to vote on which ending to be performed, the results of the vote being revealed only when the storyline unfolds. Romeo and Juliet – The Choice presents audiences with an opportunity to experience either Prokofiev’s original “happy ending” or the more commonly performed version of this beloved score. Prokofiev never orchestrated this ending, choosing instead to adapt his final published orchestra score to the original fate of the lovers in an attempt to placate critics. In this version, Prokofiev gave the story a “happy ending” where Juliet wakes up before Romeo’s despair leads him to suicide. In 1936, Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev composed the initial draft of a ballet of the title work for piano. Romeo and Juliet is a classic Shakespearean play about two star-crossed young lovers from dueling families who tragically take their lives at the conclusion of the play. To learn more about Romeo and Juliet – The Choice cast and creative team, click here. ![]() Romeo and Juliet – The Choice is performed on November 17-18, 2018 in the URBN Center at Drexel University. The performance is part of a broader residency of innovative performance workshops, open rehearsals and scholarly discussions. This innovative and immersive production is co-created by choreographer and dance faculty, Sandra Parks, and acclaimed pianist and Rankin Scholar in Residence, Frederic Chiu. Drexel University’s Westphal College with support from the Rankin Scholarship Fund will present the world premiere of Romeo and Juliet – The Choice, a re-imagining of the popular classical ballet composed by Russian modernist Sergei Prokofiev. ![]()
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