There are many ways that Alberta Ballet’s presentation of Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s The Handmaid’s Tale is unlike the book. Margaret Atwood’s writing is a slow burn. It’s mostly all exposition, set up and development for two thirds of the novel, then all the action takes place in the last third. This is not the case […]
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Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is technically impressive but not quite striking
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is one of the Bard’s earlier plays, a work that focuses on love, destiny and rivalry. These themes are emphasized through movement in Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s production of Romeo and Juliet, playing at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. The ballet features highly technical choreography by Rubi van Dantzig and grand […]