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UI’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ is the lovechild of Baz Luhrmann

Søren Olsen’s version of Shakespeare’s love story equips parody mechanisms used in Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo & Juliet,” but communicates an entirely different message.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
The Daily Iowan
https://dailyiowan.com/2025/10/22/uis-romeo-juliet-is-the-lovechild-of-baz-luhr…
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