Music & The Fictive Dream- A Story of Forbidden Love Divided by Hate
Introduction Welcome back, and we meet once again to explore this complicated and controversial thing we call love. Love may be interpreted as forbidden, dangerous, or even destructive. Love can make lives, save lives, and take lives. West Side Story , envisioned, directed, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, is an extravagant big-screen adaptation of a Broadway musical, shot in both New York City and Hollywood, California. The film was released in 1957 and replicated the theme built around William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet . The music of was written and composed by Leonard Bernstein, while Stephen Sondheim wrote the provocative lyrics (Barnes). As Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet ’s portrayal of forbidden love was shattering and significant, West Side Story’ s representation was debatable and devastating. The film West Side Story , released in 1961, explores the perfect illustration of forbidden love, and it began when Ton...
