Romance
Featuring Velasco’s compelling & passionate Romeo et Juliet plus past season highlights from the lovely Midsummer Night’s Dream to the sultry Besame Mucho, Pasty Cline’s sentimental Sweet Dreams and more!
Sat. Feb. 11 @ 8pm
Sun. Feb. 12 2:30pm
619-544-1000
Lyceum Theatre, Horton Plaza, San Diego
Directed and Choreographed by Javier Velasco
“romantic… assured… expressive… seductive. Velasco mixes things up with the skill of a master chef… making it taste divine.” – San Diego Union-Tribune
Javier Velasco has been hailed by the San Diego Union-Tribune as “San Diego’s answer to Jerome Robbins” and was listed among people to watch in the art and theater scene by San Diego Magazine. He has supplied dances for productions at the La Jolla Playhouse, Old Globe and has a long-standing relationship with the San Diego Repertory Theatre, where he has directed and choreographed productions of Hairspray, A Christmas Carol, Cabaret and Suds, and many others. He currently serves as artistic director of the San Diego Ballet having created over 70 original pieces for the company since it’s inception.
