Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet, set to the evocative score by Sergey Prokofiev, is one of the Royal Ballet’s best-loved works. Premiered in 1965, last night was the 537th performance, though ...
Set to Sergei Prokofiev's emotionally charged score, each revival of MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet proves a dramatic catalyst for the interpretive powers of the full Company as the ballet sweeps ...
Peter Schaufuss was just five years old when Frederick Ashton came to Copenhagen in 1954 to begin choreographing the first “Romeo and Juliet” ballet in the West for the Royal Danish Ballet. Both his ...
LONDON (Reuters) - As a young aspiring ballerina, Francesca Hayward would repeatedly practice making an entrance as Romeo's Juliet, pretending her living room was a live auditorium. Years later, the ...
Festival Ballet Albuquerque’s “Romeo and Juliet” is a story of love, tragedy and dance all blended into one unique performance that puts a spin on the classic play. On Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Ballet Midwest has performances for audience of all ages this weekend. Artistic director Lacee Sandgren and dancer Emily Patton visited Eye on NE Kansas to share the details.
DULUTH — How does one take a story that in its most famous form is filled with words and tell that with only dance? That's the challenge presented to the dancers of the Minnesota Ballet's final show ...
The Sarasota Ballet will perform Sir Frederick Ashton's stunning Romeo and Juliet with live music at the Van Wezel from March 28 to 29, 2025. Presented by The Sarasota Ballet What’s This? March 11, ...
Considering Kenneth MacMillan’s production of Romeo and Juliet is 60 years old and it looks as fresh as a daisy. This is no mean feat. As when a company is familiar with a ballet it can become stale ...