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Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis
The Prokofiev ballet performed by the Bolshoi Ballet. Choreography by Yuro Grigorovich from original choreography by Leonid Lavrovsky. Irek Mukhamedov and Natalya Bessmertnova dance the title roles.
Series
Bolshoi at the Bolshoi
Country
Japan; Russian Federation
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1989
Recording date
Apr 1989
Duration
135 mins
Availability
Sale

Credits

Director
Motoko Sakaguchi
Music
Sergei Prokofiev
Choreographer
Leonid Lavrosky; Yuri Grigorovich
Cast
Irek MukhamedovRomeo
Natalia BessmertnovaJuliet
Mikhail SharkovMercutio
Yuri VetrovFriar Laurence
Elena BobrovaNurse
Aleksandr VetrovTybalt
Aleksei DovgopolyEscalus, Prince of Verona
Aleksei Fadeyechev 
Aleksei FadeyechevParis
Aleksei LoparevichMontague
Andrei SitnikovCapulet
Irina NesterovaLady Capulet

Additional Details

Theatre
Bolshoi Theatre
Theatre company
Bolshoi Ballet
Production type
Dance
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Dance
Keywords
ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

Bolshoi Theatre

Name

NHK

Name

Videofilm

Archive

Name

Dance Collection, Jerome Robbins Dance Division

Email
dance@nypl.org
Web
http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dan/dan.html External site opens in new window
Phone
212 870 1657
Fax
212 870 1869
Address
New York Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York
NY 10023 7498

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets

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