Classical Ballet Romeo and Juliet The State Classic Ballet Theatre The Stars of the Classical Russian Ballet in the Summer Ballet Festival
Running time: 2 hour 10 minutes
Schedule for Romeo and Juliet The State Classic Ballet Theatre 2022
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev Libretto: Natalia Kasatkina and Vladimir Vasilev Choreography: Natalia Kasatkina and Vladimir Vasilev
World premiere: 11 January 1940, Kirov Theatre, Leningrad, USSR
Performance by The State Classic Ballet Theatre
Choreography fantasy in 3 parts based on W.Shakespear’s tragedy and script by
S.Prokofiev
Libretto: N.Kasatkina and V.Vasilev Choreography: N.Kasatkina and V.Vasilev Staging and artist: national
artist of the USSR, the State Prize of the USSR winner
I.Sumbatashvili
The ballet-masters had been dreaming of staging “Romeo
and Juliet” for a long time. They were interested in everything – both wonderful
and pure love of the young heroes and picturesque Renaissance Venus, as well as
comical servants’ characters. They called their performance a choreography
fantasy. It is a peculiar theatre fresco – large and lyrical, passionate and
delicate. It revives the unforgettable images, created by Renaissance masters in
our memory. The choreography of the ballet also follows classical traditions,
using some Italian nuisances.
The summary of the
ballet
Romeo Montekki, young person from Verona, is fallen in
love with the excellent lady Rosaline that, however, does not prevent him from
participating in merry tricks of his friends Mercutio and Benvolio, or in street
skirmishes between the representatives of two quarrelling families - Montekki
and Capulet. This hostility has already taken away dozens of lives. So, one more
fight takes place early in the morning, beginning with servants’ arguments. The
Duke of Verona tries to make peace between the heads of the two quarrelling
families, but in vain… He announces that from now on all the guilty will pay
their lives for any bloodshed.
In the Capulet’s house the nurse tries to
wake up her favourite. Juliette is naughty and doesn’t listen to her. Parents
enter the room. Signor and Signora Capulet remind the girls, that she is old
enough to meet her groom at today’s ball. He is Count Paris.
Dames and
knights are dancing at the ball. Romeo and his friends are also here. Secretly.
But having seen each other incidentally in the hall, Romeo and Juliette
understand that they have fallen in love at first sight.
Tibalt is quite
an aggressive person. He is Juliette’s cousin and he recognizes in Romeo a
member of the enemy family.
Romeo and Juliette meet at night and talk
about their love.
During the carnival Juliette and Romeo agree about a
secret wedding. The nurse is on their side. They ask monk Lorenzo to help them.
He marries them in hope that Romeo and Juliette’s unit will put an end to that
deathly feud.
Tibalt and Mercutio face each other among carnival crowd.
They are determined to use any chance for a quarrel that ends up with a fight on
swards. Romeo tries to calm them down, but in vain. Tibalt wounds Mercutio from
under Romeo’s hand. The wound is dangerous. The crown cries for their favourite
Mercutio. Romeo runs after Tibalt to take revenge for his friend and kills him
after a long and difficult fight. Juliette hears the noise and runs out. She
sees her cousin dying. Lorenzo takes Romeo with him to save from the Duke’s
fury.
At the dawn next day Romeo says farewell to Juliette and leaves
Verona. Juliette’s parents can’t make the girl marry Paris. Lorenzo suggests her
plan. Juliette will have some drink that will put her to a sleep that looks like
death. Meanwhile Lorenzo will let Romeo know about it. He will get into
Capulet’s family vault by the moment of Juliette’s awaking and will take the
girl from Verona for ever. Juliette agrees to marry Paris and drinks the
medicine.
Merry arrangements to the wedding are interrupted by the
nurse’s pitiful cries. She has found dead Juliette. The funeral moves to the
vault. But the news about Juliette’s death gets to Romeo earlier, than news from
Lorenzo. Romeo gets into the vault, says farewell to Juliette and commits
suicide himself. Juliette wakes up and sees his breathless body. She sees no
sense in living without her beloved. She throws Romeo’s sharp knife in her
heart.
Only over their children’s bodies the heads of Montekki and
Capulet forget about their bloody
quarrel.
Contents
Act
One
introduction the streets wakes up morning dance
quarrel fight arrangements to the ball (Juliette and the nurse)
Juliette-a girl Guests gather (menuette) Masks The knights’
dance Juliette’s variations Mercutio Madrigal Tibalt recognizes
Romeo Gavotte (chorography by G.Taranda) Scene at the balcony
Romeo’s variations Love dance Act
Two
folk dance five pairs’ dance the nurse gives
Juliette’s note to Romeo Romeo at padre Lorenzo’s Juliette at padre
Lorenzo’s Folk dance again Tibalt meets Mercutio Tibalt fights with
Mercutio Mercutio dies Romeo decides to take a revenge for Mercutio
The final of Act II (choreography by G.Taranda)
Act
Three
introduction Romeo and Juliette (Juliette’s bedroom)
Farewell before the parting The nurse Juliette refuses to marry
Paris Juliette is alone Interlusion At Lorenzo’s At Juliette’s
again Juliette alone Romeo at
Mantua Epilogue
Juliette’s funeral
Juliette’s death
Schedule for Romeo and Juliet The State Classic Ballet Theatre 2022
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