Romeo & Juliet - The Royal Ballet - Delta Park, Jo'burg
Sun Jul 14, 14:00 - Sun Jul 14, 17:15
Delta Environmental Centre
ABOUT
ROMEO AND JULIET
BALLET IN THREE ACTS
SHAKESPEARE’S STAR-CROSSED LOVERS ENCOUNTER PASSION
AND TRAGEDY IN KENNETH MACMILLAN’S 20TH-CENTURY
BALLET MASTERPIECE.
CHOREOGRAPHY KENNETH MACMILLAN
MUSIC SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Shakespeare’s enduring love story is known the world over. Since its 1965 premiere
with The Royal Ballet, Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet has become a modern
ballet classic.
The choreography captures the emotions of the young couple as they
fall in love, despite the barriers that finally bring about the story’s tragic end. Each
revival gives opportunities for new dancers to interpret the doomed lovers. The whole
Company brings the colour and action of Renaissance Verona, where a busy market all
too quickly bursts into sword fighting, and a family feud leads to tragedy for both the
Montagues and Capulets.
APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME:
3 HOURS 15 MINUTES, INCLUDING
TWO INTERVALS