ABT's Romeo and Juliet succeeds with strong dance actors

Catherine Hurlin as Juliet and Calvin Royal III as Romeo in MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet

Carlos Gonzalez and American Ballet Theatre in MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet

Catherine Hurlin as Juliet and Calvin Royal III as Romeo in MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet

By Ivy Lin, 15 July 2024

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“So little motion, but Hurlin conveyed so much with her body language and expression”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 13 July 2024

Romeo and Juliet (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

American Ballet Theatre

Nicholas Georgiadis, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Thomas R Skelton, Lighting Designer

Catherine Hurlin, Dancer

Calvin Royal III, Dancer

Carlos Gonzalez, Dancer

Patrick Frenette, Dancer

Thomas Forster, Dancer

Eric Tamm, Dancer

Luciana Paris, Dancer

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Ivy Lin

Ivy Lin's love of ballet began in high school when at the school dance she quickly realized she had two left feet. One always admires things one cannot do, and so Ivy began to attend dance performances to marvel at the grace and beauty of bodies in motion. Ivy's day job is a biology teacher and after a long day in the classroom she loves to unwind by watching dance. She also enjoys theater, opera, pop and classical music. Ivy has her own blog (www.humbledandoverwhelmed,blogspot.com)