The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, commonly referred to as Romeo and Juliet, is a play by William Shakespeare concerning the fate of two young lovers who would do anything to be together. It is, perhaps, the most famous of his plays and is thought to be the most famous love story in Western history.

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Symphony Lending Struggling Ballet A Hand
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:40:20 -0800
"The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra announced that it will accompany the financially beleaguered Texas Ballet Theater for the ballet's October performances at Bass Hall, with the cost being absorbed by" a local foundation. But the local musicians' union chief is warning the ballet that it could face pickets if it attempts to revert to an earlier plan to use canned music....
The Red Shoes, Classic Dance Film, Holds Up 60 Years Later
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:42:55 -0800
"The film pays fetishistic attention to all of ballet's detailed contrivance: the elaborate makeup, the constant audience-consciousness, the endless attention to minutiae of musical timing and technical articulation. Brilliantly it closes in on one particular feature of ballet technique."...
Texas Ballet Leaders Say They'd Step Aside If It Would Save Company
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:00:12 -0800
"The Texas Ballet Theater's chairwoman and its artistic director said Thursday that they would be willing to step aside if that would help the ballet raise $2 million by Sept. 10 -- including $500,000 in cash -- to stave off bankruptcy or a shutdown."...
Christopher Wheeldon - Maybe A Reality Show For Choreographers?
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:08:07 -0800
"We've met with Bravo about some kind of reality show. I don't think I was controversial enough. I said I'm not going to create controversy, and I saw them glazing over. They wanted diva ballerina fits and glass in the pointe shoes, that kind of thing. We're trying to move away from those cliches."...
Boston's Snappy Dance Closes
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:45:16 -0800
After 10 years, the company, which developed a growing following in Boston, has dissolved because of funding challenges, artistic director Martha Mason said...
An Explosion Of New Dance?
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:18:56 -0800
Are we in the midst of a dance boom? You'd have to think so from the way hot-shot choreographers are going out and forming their own companies....

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