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The University Daily Kansan
Thursday, February 4, 1999
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Stage transformed for frosty drama
Special to the Kansan
By Matt Cox
The St. Petersburg Ice Ballet will perform "Romeo and Juliet" at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Lied Center.
Award-winning ice skaters from Russia will take the stage to perform flips, slides and spins that put a new twist on the classic by Shakespeare.
"After a while you won't even realize they are on skates," said Kevin Whalen, office manager of The Bresner Management International.
A cast of 30 skaters will perform the classic to the music of Sergei Prokofiev.
Using advanced refrigeration techniques, the Lied Center stage will be transformed into an ice rink measuring 40 feet by 40 feet.
Students and the general public are invited to watch the rink construction tomorrow from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lied Center.
Performers in the Lied Center's "Romeo and Juliet". Photo contributed by the Lied Center
then be spread on top of the plastic sheet.
Every 20 minutes for the next 18 hours workers will lightly mist the sheet down, and as the water settles, ice layers will be built. The workers will use squeegee-type devices to smooth out the layers.
After the show, the workers will take sledgehammers to the rink, chopping the ice up and dumping it in the back of the Lied Center to melt.
The plastic sheet will then be rolled up, and the crew members will be on their way to the next performance.
"Transforming the stage is somewhat of a performance in itself," said Anthony Bernal, a Shawnee sonhombre mating in theater.
Konstantin Rassadin, executive choreographer of the Kirov Ballet, designed the routine in a way that would keep the performers from bumping into one another.
The ballet company has visited the University twice
This tour began last November in G er m a n y before the company came to the
United States. The St.
Petersburg State Ice Ballet has performed other classics such as "Swan Lake" and "Sleeping Beauty" on ice in Korea, Holland, Canada and other countries. But "Romeo and Juliet" is a new challenge this season.
"This is a classic story that lends itself to any type of performance," Bernal said. "It definitely adds a different type of perspective."
tickets are on sale for the performances at all KU box offices. Student tickets are $10 and adult tickets are $20.
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