Photos: National Ballet of Canada’s swooning ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Piotr Stanczyk takes a flying leap as Mercutio in the National Ballet of Canada’s “Romeo and Juliet.”  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Guillaume Cote and Elena Lobsanova portray the tragic young couple in the National Ballet of Canada’s “Romeo and Juliet” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Guillaume Cote is Romeo and Elena Lobsanova portrays Juliet in the National Ballet of Canada’s “Romeo and Juliet.”  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

McGee Maddox, left, is Tybalt and Guillaume Cote is Romeo in the National Ballet of Canada’s “Romeo and Juliet.”  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Patrick Lavoie, from left, as Paris, Stephanie Hutchison as Lady Capulet, Elena Lobsanova as Juliet and Etienne Lavigne as Lord Capulet perform in the National Ballet of Canada’s “Romeo and Juliet.”  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Peter Ottmann plays Friar Lawrence and Elena Lobsanova is Juliet in the National Ballet of Canada’s “Romeo and Juliet.”   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Elena Lobsanova is Juliet in the National Ballet of Canada’s “Romeo and Juliet” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Guillaume Cote portrays Romeo and Elena Lobsanova is Juliet in the National Ballet of Canada’s “Romeo and Juliet.”   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

The National Ballet of Canada presents a swoon-worthy “Romeo and Juliet” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Lady Capulet (Stephanie Hutchison, kneeling) and Lord Montague (Kevin D. Bowles) grieve over Romeo (Guillaume Cote) and Juliet (Elena Lobsanova).  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Tybalt, left, (McGee Maddox) confronts Benvolio (Robert Stephen) in the National Ballet of Canada’s “Romeo and Juliet.”   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Etienne Lavigne, from left, is Lord Capulet and Kevin D. Bowles plays Lord Montague in the National Ballet of Canada’s “Romeo and Juliet.”  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Guillaume Cote portrays Romeo and Elena Lobsanova is Juliet in the National Ballet of Canada’s “Romeo and Juliet” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A sorrowful Romeo (Guillaume Cote) watches over Juliet (Elena Lobsanova) in the National Ballet of Canada’s “Romeo and Juliet.”  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)