Golden Mask: Romeo and Juliet
Золотая маска: Ромео и Джульетта
The production by Vyacheslav Samodurov begins as a rehearsal of the Romeo and Juliet ballet, the characters of which are placed out of a specific country or era: the action could take place anytime and anywhere. It could even be happening in front of your window right now: it is not by chance that the dancers reminded the audience of today’s ‘boys and girls from the Uralmash district’, as some viewers have noted in social media. The motive of struggle between the two clans disappears from the performance – it does not matter which families the street fighters belong to. The concept of repetition and inexorability of the theatrical ritual plays centre stage: a tragedy is about to happen and the lovers will die today, but afterwards everyone will go home, a new rehearsal will start tomorrow, and the story will be repeated again from the start.
Actors
Juliette
Romeo
Mercutio
Tybalt
Friar Laurence
Crew
Choreographer
Vyacheslav Samodurov
Set designer
Anthony Macilwaine
– Anna Galayda, Rossiyskaya Gazeta
Not aspiring to meticulously follow all the twists and turns of the sad Shakespeare’s tale’s plot, having practically departed from using pantomime, letting the dance and plasticity tell the story and express emotions, Samodurov did not sacrifice either the power of feelings, or the play of temperaments and drama. Same as in his other recent works, the choreographer with ingenuity demonstrates that devotion to the St. Petersburg classical school is not an obstacle to modernizing the language.
– Natalia Zvenigorodskaya, Nezavisimaya Gazeta
Language
Russian
Runtime
2 hours 28 minutes with two intermissions
Act 1
53 min
Intermission
13 min
Act 2
30 min
Intermission
11 min
Act 3
41 min
2017
12+
Golden Mask 2023
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