Romeo & Juliet of the Rockies

Synopsis

A western dance version of Romeo and Juliet set in Montana Territory, 1869 and danced by the Yellowstone Ballet Company. Choreography by Kathleen Rakela. With Jared Nelson as Romeo and Tricia Sundbeck as Juliet. Romeo is a white soldier and Juliet is a Native American girl, the daughter of the Chief of the Blackfoot Tribe. The music ranges from Rachmaninov and Wagner to modern composers Peter Kater and Bruce Kurnow.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

1999

Duration

84 mins

Credits

Choreographer

Kathleen Rakela

Cast

Jared Nelson	Romeo (Romeo)
Tricia Sundbeck	Juliet-Morning-Star (Juliet)
Michael Separovich	Paris-Red-Eagle (Paris)
Mikhail Tchoupakov	Tybalt-Two-Feathers (Tybalt)
Vitali Prokhnitski	Benvolio (Benvolio)

Additional Details

Theatre company

Yellowstone Ballet Company

Production type

Dance

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Dance

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); westerns

Production Company

Name

Yellowstone Ballet Company

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web

http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(20) 707-8572

Fax

(20) 707-237’1

Address

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States