Learning on ScreenRome & Jewels
- Synopsis
- Preview of a work described in the programme notes as ‘an amalgam of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story with the aesthetic of contemporary hip hop’. Choreography and direction by Rennie Harris, musical production by Darrin Ross and narrated by Arville ‘Ozzie’ Jones. The production reinvents Shakespeare’s tragedy as an urban parable in which the pursuit of Jewels, a never-seen character who symbolises bling, awakens Rome to a bigger life. The Montagues here are the rhythmic hip hop Monster Qs headed by Rome, and the Capulets (Caps), their rival breakdancing gang led by Tybault.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 6 Aug 1999
- Duration
- 85 mins
Credits
- Director
- Rennie Harris
- Music
- Darrin Ross
- Choreographer
- Rennie Harris
- Cast
Rodney Mason Rome (Romeo) Chris, Jr. Evans Mercutio (Mercutio) Julie Urich Lady Jules 1 (Lady Capulet) Ron Wood Tybault (Tybalt) Sabela Delvin Grimes Ben V. (Benvolio)
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Schaeffer Theatre, Bates College, Lewison, Me
- Theatre company
- Rennie Harris PureMovement
- Production type
- Dance
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Dance
- Keywords
- musicals; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Hip Hop
Notes
- History
- Presented as part of the Bates Dance Festival.
- Reviews
- Jack Anderson, New York Times (28 September 2000), p.88.
Archive
- Name
Dance Collection, Jerome Robbins Dance Division
- dance@nypl.org
- Web
- http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dan/dan.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 212 870 1657
- Fax
- 212 870 1869
- Address
- New York Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York
NY 10023 7498
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