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Romeo and Juliet Opens Oregon Ballet Theatre Season
Love, tragedy, p assio n and
y o u th ...T h u s begins Oregon Bal
let T heatre’s 12lh exciting
season o f dance in
P o rtla n d w ith
R om eo
and
J u l i e t ,
Shakesp eare’s
classic dram a
as brought to
life by the vi
sion o f OBT A r
tis tic
D ir e c to r
James Canfield. Per
form ances take place
at K eller A uditorium
(form erly the Civic) on
O ctober 14, 19, 20 and 21
at 7:30 p.m. and O ctober 15
at 2 p.m.
This ever-popular story re
turns to O B T ’s stage w ith many
new and exciting elem ents, in
cluding spoken narrative, the use
o f tableaux, and an updated and
sophisticated lighting design us
ing he latest lighting technology.
A dditionally, O B T ’s com pany o f
classically trained dancers pro-
vides a fresh and new interpreta
tion o f C anfield’s choreography
while robed in beautiful 16,b cen
tury costum es. The hall
m a rk s
o f
v i -
s u a 1
ric h n e s s
com bined with
theatrical presence
an d p a c e m a k e th is
Romeo a nd Ju liet a visually
stunning jew el am ong James
C anfield’s productions.
Tom G old’s perform ance o f
Romeo also m arks the first time a
guest artist from the w ofld-re-
now ned New York City Ballet
appears w ith OBT. Mr. Gold has
been a m em ber o f the NYC Ballet
since 1986, and has perform ed as
a soloist since 1993. Mr. Gold
w ill perform O ct. 21. Robert
Deskins o f OBT will dance the
role o f Romeo on Oct. 20.
The role o f Juliet will feature
OBT artist V anessa Thiessen,
who first perform ed the
role o f Juliet as a 15-
year-old apprentice in
O B T ’s priorproduction
o f R om eo a n d J u lie t.
Thiessen is the first ap
prentice to join the OBT
Company after studying at
the School o f the O regon
Ballet Theatre. O riginally
from A storia, O regon, she
has danced lead roles in a
num ber o f OBT produc
tions including G iselle,
The Nutcracker, and Duo
Vivant. Ms. T hiessen will
perform on Oct. 21. Tracy
Taylor will dance the role
o f Juliet on Oct. 20.
O regon Ballet Theatre
is a classically-based, pro
fessional ballet com pany and
school based in Portland, Oregon,
whose m ission is to educate and
entertain audiences on the local,
regional and national level by pro
viding quality professional bal
let. A dditionally, OBT seeks to
encourage the creative talents o f
dancers, choreographers, com
posers, designers and musicians.
O B T ’s new building at 818 SE 6lh
Ave. includes 12,000 square feet
o f studio and office space. Per
form ances rem ain at the Keller
A uditorium , the Newmark The
ater, and P S U 's Lincoln Hall.
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