Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis

Ballet. A performance of Prokofiev’s ballet, choreographed by Miroslav Kura and danced by the Ballet of the National Theatre of Prague. Includes a profile of Petr Weigl and a discussion of the ballet with Weigl, designer Joseph Svoboda, and students at the Royal College of Art, London.

Series

Ballet from Europe

Country

Former Czechoslovakia; Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Subjects

Dance

Keywords

ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Petr Weigl

Producer

Margaret Dale

Music

Sergei Prokofiev

Production Design

Josef Svoboda

Costume

Josef Svoboda

Cast

Astrid Sturova
Bohumil Reisner
Dana Ledecka
Eva Landova
Jiri Nemecek
Lubomir Resl
Michaela Vitkova
Pavel Zdichynec
Vlastimil Harapes
Zasi Umelec

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Name

Czechoslovak Television

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
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