Last night, Edward Weston became a cockroach in an eerie ballet interpretation performance of Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis at the Joyce Theater. The stage design by Simon Daw created a space for the audience to engage with all characters: Gregor to … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Last night The Royal Ballet performed a dance adaptation of The Metamorphosis at the Joyce Theater in NYC. This adaptation was derived from the view of director, Arthur Pita, and conveyed through the body of principal dancer, Edward Watson. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
The Metamorphosis, playing at the Joyce Theatre, was an innovating and riveting interpretation of the famous story written by Franz Kafka. In the performance, boring and lifeless Gregor Samsa, portrayed … Continue reading
Pita’s reinterpretation of Kafka’s Metamorphosis sheds a lights on Gregor’s physical versatility and ironically – humanity.
Stunning background music, dramatic contrast between black and white, exceptionally creative combination of emotion and gestures. Mr. Pitas made my first experience in a theater remarkable. #Metamorphosis #ballet #emotion
It was like I was looking at a series of pictures while watching Arthur Pita’s “The Metamorphosis”; every movement was a beautiful art in and of itself. #amazing
Gregor’s overwhelming change at Joyce Theatre, stiff bland lad to writhing vermin dancer. Black sludge and drama ensues. #exciting#abstract#ballet
The Royal Ballet’s decision to strive away from a classical piece worked brilliantly in Arthur Pitas interpretation of Franz Kafka’s novella “Metamorphosis”. The production was created for the Royal Ballet’s principal dancer Edward Weston, whose extensions and contortion-like movements seemed … Continue reading
Strange. Intense. Right up until the final moment of the performance Metamorphosis the audience, me included, were on the edge of our seats. Gregor, played expertly by Edward Weston, is shown as a businessman in a tedious repetitive lifestyle, and … Continue reading
If you’re looking for an unconventional ballet where your mind will be constantly working, look no further. Metamorphosis is currently being performed at the Joyce Theater, this play focuses on the life of Gregor, a young man who finds himself … Continue reading