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1601 University Ave W, Toronto, ON M5H 4G1

National Ballet of Canada - A Streetcar Named Desire

Closed June 10, 2017

It's dark. It's violent. It's erotic. But A Streetcar Named Desire becomes even more shocking when told as a ballet by John Neumeier.

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Why See National Ballet of Canada - A Streetcar Named Desire?

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the demise of blanche dubois 

The National Ballet of Canada presents John Neumeier's searing 1963 adaptation of Tennessee Williams' landmark American classic. A simmering portrait of envy, bitterness and mental health, Neumeier divides the tale into two distinct halves. The first, romantic and softer, set to a score by Prokofiev as faded Southern Belle Blanche DuBois remembers her former life from a psychiatric hospital. From here things become darker and more shocking, Schnittke's score, mirroring the unraveling of Blanche at the hands of her complicated brother-in-law Stanley.

I have always depended on the kindness of strangers

When faded Southern belle Blanche finds her decadent life crumbling around her, she falls on the mercy of her timid sister Stella for some relief. However, she didn't factor in Stella's domineering husband Stanley, who is determined to control his wife ahead of the birth of their first child. A strong sexual marriage is suggested between the two, as well as frequent arguments and threats to leave him. Throw the sexually flamboyant Blanche into the mix, and a devastating sequence of events follow....

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Opening night: 3 June 2017

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1 reviews, average rating: (5.0 Stars)

5.0 star rating

Su: “Intense, sexual, violent, dramatic”

I loved the portrayal of Blanche by Sonia Rodriguez - so fragile, tentative,... more

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