Romeo and Juliet
From: Thursday, 14th October 2010
To: Sunday, 17 October 2010
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Synopsis
Romeo gate-crashes a ball given by his family's enemies, the Capulets, only to fall in love with their daughter Juliet. Their passion is mutual, but the hatred between their families forces their relationship to a catastrophic conclusion.
Our Review:
15 October 2010
Verona is infected by plague and civil unrest but the pure love of Romeo (Vadim Muntagirov) for Juliet (Daria Klimentova) might unite two warring families. There are many surprises in Rudolf Nureyev’s version of the ballet, as Mercutio (Yat-Sen Chang) is not the eternal bachelor but a loyal friend motivated by the urge to help Romeo. Tybalt (a superbly arrogant Fabian Reimair) plays childish games with his cousin.
Even Prokofiev’s magnificent score gets tweaked and visually the mighty march opens as a duet and features Cossack-style dance moves.
The opaque motives of the characters are clarified in the tortured and twisted dance moves that reveal their loathing or lust. The Capulets innocently enjoy a clog dance while the Montague’s glower in the background, shoplifting and looking for trouble.
Juliet is a disturbed teen too quickly moved from childhood to womanhood. In a troubling scene she is shown being deflowered ...
Creative
Prokofiev (Music)
skyARTS (Corporate Sponsor)
English National Ballet (Company)
Rudolph Nuryev (Choreographer)
Ezio Frigerio (Design)
Tharon Musser (Lighting)
Patricia Ruanne (restaging) (Choreographer)
Frederic Jahn (restaging) (Choreographer)
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