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Article: Northern Ballet Theatre.(Dance Review)
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- July 1, 2003
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Sadler's Wells Theatre London, England March 12-22, 2003
It seems apt that Yorkshire's resident dance company, Northern Ballet Theatre, should present Wuthering Heights, that region's most famous classic Gothic saga, which made its London debut this March. To experience firsthand the bleakness and desolation of the moors described in Emily Bronte's novel, choreographer-director David Nixon took his dancers out on them for a day, an experiment that worked.
Wuthering Heights recounts the all-consuming passion between Heathcliff and Cathy, a love that breeds jealousy, revenge, and tragedy--excellent ingredients for a ballet. Nixon closely follows Bronte's ...