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John Cranko's JOHN CRANKO’S ROMEOAND JULIET Music by SERGEI PROKOFIEV Choreography by JOHN CRANKO Set & Costume Design by JÜRGEN ROSE FRIEDEMANN VOGEL ELISA BADENES DAVID MOORE REID ANDERSON MARCIA HAYDÉE EGON MADSEN ROMAN NOVITZKY MARTÍ FERNÁNDEZ PAIXÀ ROBERT ROBINSON “THE GERMAN BALLET MIRACLE” – New York Times – JOHN CRANKO’S ROMEOAND JULIET based on the play by William Shakespeare Music by Sergei Prokofiev Choreography John Cranko Ballett Company Stuttgart Ballet Set and Costume Design Jürgen Rose Conductor James Tuggle Orchestra State Orchestra Stuttgart Juliet Elisa Badenes Romeo David Moore Lord Capulet Reid Anderson Lady Capulet Melinda Witham Tybalt Robert Robinson Count Paris Roman Novitzky Juliet’s Nurse Marcia Haydée Lord Montague Matteo Crockard-Villa Lady Montague Julia Bergua Orero 55 years after its premiere, the Stuttgart Ballet revisits John Cranko’s Mercutio Martí Fernández Paixà legendary Romeo and Juliet – the very choreography which laid the foundations for the “Stuttgart Ballet Miracle”, the company’s meteoric Benvolio Adhonay Soares da Silva rise to fame. In this anniversary performance of the stunning, timeless Duke of Verona Rolando D’Alesio production, experienced Cranko-performers and highly talented young Friar Laurence Egon Madsen dancers share the stage to tell the most famous love story of all time. Rosaline Rocio Aleman et al. John Cranko, who led the Stuttgart Ballet from 1961 until his death in 1973, created the choreography of Romeo and Juliet especially for Video Director Michael Beyer his ensemble. Set to the superb score by Sergei Prokofiev, William Shakespeare’s story about two star-crossed lovers, caught in their families’ feuds, offers dramatic roles for the top-notch soloists: Elisa Badenes shines as “youthful, fresh, entirely natural and spontaneous Juliet”, while her partner David Moore dances a Romeo who is “expressing his love with the greatest sensitivity” (Der Neue Merker). With breathtaking pas de deux, fierce swordfights and colourful ensemble scenes, the Stuttgart ensemble Length: 127' brings Renaissance Italy to life on stage. Jürgen Rose’s magnificent sets Cat. no. A 050 50435 and costumes conjure up images of the sunlit streets of Verona. This production of Romeo and Juliet is marked by yet another anniversary: A production of UNITEL in co-production with SWR/ARTE, Marcia Haydee, John Cranko’s muse and prima ballerina, was the very NHK and Stuttgart Ballet first, highly acclaimed Juliet. Haydee, who followed Cranko as artistic director of the Stuttgart Ballet, participates in this performance as Julia’s nurse, celebrating her 80th birthday on stage. She is joined by two other stars of the ensemble, Haydee’s former dance partner Egon Madsen as STUTTGART BALLET TALKS Friar Lawrence and Artistic Director Reid Anderson as Lord Capulet. A conversation with Marcia Haydée, Reid Anderson and Tamas Detrich on the occasion “If you think you’ve seen Romeo and Juliet, think again. This is a revelation.” (Daily Express) of Marcia Haydée’s 80th birthday. Moderated by Vivien Arnold Length: 88' / Cat. no.: A 055 50730 World Sales: All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories · Photos: © Stuttgart Ballet · Flyer: luebbeke.com Tel. +49.30.30306464 [email protected] Unitel GmbH & Co. KG, Germany · Tel. +49.89.673469-630 · [email protected] www.unitel.de.
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