Romeo and Juliet (Pastor)

Synopsis#

The ballet is recast as a contemporary political statement set in three Italian political eras of the 20th century. Act I is set in Italy in the 1930s, during the reign of Benito Mussolini and the emergence of Fascism. (1935 was the year in which Prokofiev composed the original score. ) Act II takes place in the 1950s, amid the rise of the Red Brigades and political terrorism.

Performances#

The ballet was premiered by the Scottish Ballet in 2008 at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre. Following its debut, it toured the United Kingdom in 2010, Its United States premiere will be by the Joffrey Ballet at Auditorium Theatre with music performed by the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra in 2014. The Joffrey had previously performed Cranko’s adaptation of Prokofiev multiple times as early as 1984, when it gave the Prokofiev score its United States debut.

External links#

• Romeo and Juliet at Scottish Ballet
• Romeo and Juliet at Joffrey Ballet
• Romeo and Juliet (Ballet): Free scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Romeo and Juliet (1st Suite): Free scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Romeo and Juliet (2nd Suite): Free scores at the International Music Score Library Project