LADP PERFORMS: ROMEO + JULIET SUITE
Thompson Arts Center at Park Avenue Armory
Wade Thompson Drill Hall
643 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065
Monday, March 2, 2026 | 8:00pm
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | 7:30pm
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 | 7:30pm
Thursday, March 5, 2026 | 7:30pm
Friday, March 6, 2026 | 8:00pm
Saturday, March 7, 2026 | 8:00pm
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | 7:30pm
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | 7:30pm
Thursday, March 12, 2026 | 7:30pm
Friday, March 13, 2026 | 8:00pm
Saturday, March 14, 2026 | 8:00pm
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 | 7:30pm
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | 7:30pm
Thursday, March 19, 2026 | 7:30pm
Friday, March 20, 2026 | 8:00pm
Saturday, March 21, 2026 | 8:00pm
Romeo & Juliet Suite
Presented as part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels New York Festival
A New York Premiere
Celebrated choreographer, director, and filmmaker Benjamin Millepied harnesses his propulsive style, a fusion of ballet and contemporary movement, to revisit Prokofiev’s iconic ballet in a contemporary, site-specific take blending dance, theater, and film.
Through the use of handheld cameras, the audience is taken on a journey which far exceeds the parameters of a traditional stage setting with live video transmitted to onstage screens that follows the action in different tableaux and locations both backstage and throughout the Armory. The dance-drama plays with the ideas of theatricality and reality and features a condensed version of Shakespeare’s story that distills the narrative to its essentials, focusing on the undying love of the central couple and the explosive emotions elicited. Each performance features a different cast as the star-crossed lovers, departing from traditional gender norms to highlight diverse couples male/ female, male/male, female/female in a universal celebration of love. Millepied thus presents the mythical tale through a modern and original lens, rediscovering its beauty in a fresh and inspired interpretation of the tragic tale.
Romeo & Juliet Suite is a Park Avenue Armory production in association with L.A. Dance Project and Paris Danse, and is presented with the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
