Odyssey Dance Theatre's Romeo + Juliet - One Funky Tale

From the creator of Thriller comes one of Odyssey Dance Theatre’s favorite and critically acclaimed full-length pieces of all time! See what the Deseret News said was, “…to die for!” Based on the Shakespearean tale about star-crossed lovers, but in the Odyssey tradition: a hip-hop/latin/contemporary dance version! Choreographed by former Odyssey Principal Eldon Johnson, along with sections by Ashleigh and Ryan Di Lello from “So You Think You Can Dance,” Derryl Yeager and others, this is a unique and powerful tour de force. And the audience will get to choose their own ending – whether they live or die!

Winner of Best of State in Dance for fifteen years in a row; Best of State of all Arts and Entertainment 2007 and 2015; Best Choreographer 2009 Odyssey Founder and Artistic Director Derryl Yeager; Best Individual Dancer 2010 Former Odyssey Associate Artistic Director/Principal Dancer Eldon Johnson; Best Individual Dancer 2012 Odyssey Associate Artistic Director/Former Principal Dancer Veronica Cabling; Best Individual Dancer 2013 Former Odyssey Principal Dancer Dayna Marshall; and Best Youth Dance Group 2011 and 2012 Odyssey 2, Odyssey Dance Theatre performs to critical acclaim and standing ovations at home and on tour, nationally and internationally, and has been proud to represent Utah on the world’s stage, most notably coinciding with the Beijing Summer Olympics.

Odyssey Dance Theatre is funded, in part, by Zoo, Arts and Parks, and this program, in part, by a Create in Utah, Phase 2 Grant from the Utah State Legislature and the Department of Heritage & Arts/Utah Division of Arts & Museums and a Shop In Utah Grant.