Romeo und Julia

In the organizer's words:

Ballet by Lauren Lovette | Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, op. 64 (1935/36, revised 1940) Ballet in 3 acts by Sergei Prokofiev, Adrian Piotrovsky, Leonid Lavrovsky and Sergei Radlov

Duration: 2 1/4 hours | from 13 years

Rousing music and probably the greatest love story in the literary canon - "Romeo and Juliet" is one of the most popular ballets ever. The story of young, impetuous love and deep-seated old hatred has been adapted countless times for the stage, film and television.

In her first work for the Leipzig Ballet, American choreographer Lauren Lovette focuses on the core of the tragedy: the relationships and feelings between the characters we all know and whose familiar story we are allowed to follow. In Shakespeare's engaging drama, love is found in all its forms - be it romantic, platonic or familial - and becomes the catalyst for the greatest happiness and the deepest pain. Thomas Mika's set and costume design provides a timeless perspective on love, tragedy, friendship and loss, interweaving the magic of the story with that of the theater itself.