Romeo and Juliet

The Bolshoi’s new production of Romeo and Juliet, captured live in Moscow on January 21, 2017. In Verona, Romeo and Juliet fall madly in love while their families, the Montagues and Capulets, are caught in a bitter rivalry doomed to cause heart-wrenching tragedy. Alexei Ratmansky stages the company's premiere with dramatic urgency and a fresh perspective on Shakespeare's revered classic. His brilliant adaptation set to Prokofiev's romantic score reignites the story of literature's most celebrated star-crossed lovers.

Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: Alexei Ratansky
Musical direction: Pavel Klinichev
Presentation and interviews: Katya Novikova
Director: Vincent Bataillon