Zombies Meet Ballet in ‘Sweet Sorrow’

Photo by Jessica Peralta

The end of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is where Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet begins. In its second annual production, creator and choreographer Leigh Purtill and her company bring the zombie-loving hordes to high art for a feast of high art at the Lanterman Auditorium in La Canada Flintridge. 

Creator and choreographer Leigh Purtill and ballerina Jenifer Marchain talk about the second year of “Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet.” 
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta
“Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” 2018 / Photo by Jessica Peralta