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Romeu e Julieta

Alternative title
Romeo and Juliet
Synopsis
Video recording of the Grupo Galpão’s production of Romeo and Juliet for the Globe to Globe season; the staging incorporates circus, music, dance and Brazilian folk culture. Eduardo Moreira and Fernanda Vianna as Romeo and Juliet; Gabriel Villeta directs. Spoken in Brazilian Portuguese.
Language
Portuguese (Brazil)
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
May 2012

Credits

Director
Gabriel Villeta
Writer
William Shakespeare
Costume
Luciana Buarque
Cast
Eduardo MoreiraRomeo
Fernanda ViannaJuliet
Rodolfo VazMercutio
Paulo AndreFriar Laurence
Teuda BaraNurse
Antonio EdsonWilliam Shakespeare
Beto FrancoCapulet
Inzs PeixotoLady Capulet
Paulo AndreTybalt

Additional Details

Theatre
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Theatre company
Grupo Galpão
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
Contemporary
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
circus; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works; Globe to Globe season; World Shakespeare Festival 2012

Notes

Notes
The production is streamed at: http://globalshakespeares.mit.edu/romeo-and-juliet-villela-gabriel-2000 (accessed 8/2013)). Globalshakespeares.mit.edu also hosts the production staged in Brazil in 1992 http://globalshakespeares.mit.edu/romeo-and-juliet-villela-gabriel-1992.
General
Puppets by Aguinaldo Pinho.
History
The production was staged for the Globe to Globe 19th and 20th May 2012 and was first performed at the Globe in 2000.
Textual information
Translated by Onestaldo de Pennaforte

Archive

Name

globalshakespeares.mit.edu

Email
globalshax-www@mit.edu
Web
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Name

Shakespeare’s Globe

Contact
Librarian
Email
library@shakespearesglobe.com
Web
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Phone
+44 (0) 7902 1433
Fax
+44 (0) 7902 1401
Address
21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT

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