8/8/21 discussion of the Bible story of the Writing on the Wall

Here is the link to my August 8, 2021, Twitter thread about the Biblical stories of the Writing on the Wall and Jesus calling out to God on the cross, as well as the balcony scene in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Thank you for reading. Please enjoy.

5/27/18 discussion about Mercutio from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Here is the link to my May 27, 2018, Twitter thread discussion about the character of Mercutio from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

Twitter's platform has twisted each of my threads out of chronological order through 2018 and 2019. This thread is affected, and is a little incoherent. My apologies.

Thank you for reading. Please enjoy.

5/26/18 review of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare

Here is the link to my May 26, 2018, Twitter thread review of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

Twitter's platform has twisted each of my threads through 2018 and 2019. out of chronological order. This thread is affected and is somewhat incoherent. My apologies.

Thank you for reading. Please enjoy.

2/17/18 review of Colorado Ballet's Romeo & Juliet

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Colorado Ballet's 2018 production of Romeo & Juliet, with choreography by Derek Deane.

The thread gives a summary of and some context for the ballet and the Colorado Ballet. It also compares -- probably a little too much -- the Colorado Ballet performance with other versions of the Romeo & Juliet story. The thread discusses some aspects of the ballet I liked, like its choreography, its costumes and sets, some of the character dynamics, some specific dances and scenes I liked, the performances of Sharon Wehner, Yosvani Ramos, and Francisco Estevez, and the work of conductor Adam Flatt.

The tweets for some of my threads have been twisted out of chronological order by Twitter's platform. The coherency of this thread has been badly affected as a result. My apologies.

4/12/15 review of Bolshoi in Cinema's Romeo & Juliet

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Bolshoi's cinema screening of their performance of the Romeo & Juliet of Prokofiev and Grigorovich.

In my thread I discuss some aspects of the ballet's music. I also discuss the interesting style of dance Grigorovich uses for this ballet, as well as the purpose for which Grigorovich used ballet in general.

Here is a link to a trailer for the Bolshoi's version of Romeo & Juliet by Grigorovich.

The Bolshoi's program of ballets screened is cinemas shows all over the world. It's a great experience. I highly recommend it. Here is a link to the website.