Rediscovering Romeo & Juliet through universal love

Benjamin Millepied and L.A. Dance Projects bring a twist to 'Romeo & Juliet', giving it cinematic elements and same-sex couples.
Benjamin Millepied's 'Romeo & Juliet' with female-female, male-male, and female-male couples. Photo: Josh Rose. Two female performers balance with holding hands with each other. They appear to be on a tall platform outdoors, overlooking a city scape and blue sky.

Sydney Opera House is set to host the Australian debut of French dancer and composer, Benjamin Millepied’s reimagined Shakespearean classic, Romeo & Juliet Suite.

In 2022, The New York Times commented, ‘It’s uncommon to see homosexuality presented so matter of factly on a mainstream dance stage,’ and when the work was presented at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in California last year, Grace Courvoisier wrote, ‘To see a homosexual versus heterosexual version of this incredible love story was long overdue.’

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