Blog Ballet Romeo and Juliet in Seville 2018

The Imperial Russian Ballet is presented on December 18 at the Cartuja Center Cite with a classic Shakespeare: 'Romeo and Juliet', which is one of the best known works of world literature. A show consisting of 45 dancers of the highest artistic level, many of them winners of prestigious ballet competitions.

Ballet of Romeo and Juliet

The Imperial Russian Ballet was created in 1994 by Maya Plisetskaya. Within its repertoire, this Romeo and Juliet stands out. Once again we can enjoy this classic that is one of the most romantic stories of all time, a romance turned into a dance that becomes a tragedy due to the rivalry of two powerful families of Verona.

Prokofiev was the first composer who composed a true Shakespearean ballet, one of the best ballets of the 20th century. It was in 1940 when "Romeo and Juliet" premiered at the Kirov theater in St. Petersburg, and in 1946, with the same choreography by Leonid Lavrovsky, this ballet triumphed on the Moscow stage of the Bolshoi.

This version they present now premiered in February 2004 and is the adaptation of the famous choreography of Leonid Lavrovsky by his son Mikhail Lavrovsky, who in the productions of his father successfully played the role of Romeo. Now this work will be presented by 45 dancers of the Imperial Russian Ballet on the stage of the Cartuja Center Cite in Seville on December 18, with beautiful costumes on the music of Sergei Prokofiev.

Tickets cost from 25 to 42 euros per person and can be purchased on the website of the English Court, among others.

Do not miss it! This production unites and transmits all the emotion of impossible love, violence and death of the original text of Shakespeare. Book your stay with us at Adriano Boutique Hotel, you will find better prices and discounts on our website.

V.M.C