03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Romeo and Juliet go to the circus
Mercutio and Tybalt have brawled with a spectrum of weaponry since William Shakespeare wrote their lethal quarrel into 'Romeo and Juliet.' The armament of choice has rarely been a teeterboard.
In 'Duel Reality,' a diverting R&J riff told through acrobatics and circus feats at Harman Hall, two performers representing these characters vie to execute the most virtuosic techniques from opposite ends of a seesaw-like plank. As one lands, the other hurtles into the air, often ascending to heart-stopping heights and sometimes executing flips, twists and somersaults while plunging back to the terrifyingly narrow board. (Einar Kling Odencrants and Anton Persson fill the roles through July 6; Nino Bartolini and Colin Vuillème swap in Tuesday.)
