dancer'sheart

Thank you very much for your remarks on movements of actors in a story ballet. I hope there will be comments too on the colors of costumes and of the stage set and on the lighting.

I refer to the DVD Romeo and Juliet by Prokofiev with dancers Angel Corella and Alessandra Ferri. I like the performance, the costumes and the stage set. But the presentation lacks contrast of colors in the costumes and in the stage set. If you consider the range of colors, the colors chosen are from gold to brown and shades thereof. Thus, the dancers do not stand out against the stage set. They are absorbed by the background. Moreover, there is no variation in the lighting on the dancers and on the stage set. The whole stage has the same degree of light intensity for the backdrop and for the performers. There is a noticeable absence of spotlighting. A last point is the distracting and unnecessary movements of those in the background while a dance is being performed. Those not involved in the dance must stand or sit "frozen." May I have your expert opinion?