Doubt truth to be a liar

“Doubt thou the stars are fire;
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be a liar;
But never doubt I love.”

- William Shakespeare, Hamlet

Created for the first year class at The Joffrey Ballet School's Jazz and Contemporary Training Program.

Performed May 2026 at Symphony Space NYC.

Performed by 17 dancers, set to Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S173/R14 III. Bénédiction de Dieu dans la Solitude by Franz Liszt. 

14 minutes in length. 

The title Doubt truth to be a liar is from Shakespeare's Hamlet. It’s a line from a letter that Hamlet writes to Ophelia. In the letter he compares his love for her to events that are impossible. The letter is read aloud in court and serves as confirmation that Hamlet has gone mad. I chose this title because it alludes to the irrelevance of reality in the face of passion, as well as the tension between emotion and logic.