Romeo and Juliet
Introduction
As a tribute to the company’s former artistic director, Rudi van Dantzig, the Dutch National Ballet will be dancing his highly acclaimed version of Romeo and Juliet, based on Shakespeare’s famous love tragedy. Performances will take place in the spring of 2013, in Amsterdam and on tour.
programme
Van Dantzig, who passed away on 19 January 2012 at the age of 78, created the ballet in 1967 at the request of Sonia Gaskell, the first artistic director of the Dutch National Ballet. As the first full-length ballet by a Dutch choreographer, the production made a big impression at the time, and it continues to move people deeply all over the world today, as demonstrated over the past ten years in staging the ballet in Hong Kong, Canada and Finland.
Van Dantzig based his choreography partly on the original ballet version by Leonid Lavrovsky, from 1940, to the music of the same name by Prokofiev. However, compared to this production and others, Van Dantzig’s version is distinguished by its greater psychological and social credibility. His subtly sketched characters and sensitively portrayed atmospheres show how the feud between the noble Montague and Capulet families destroys everything: not only the innocent youth and blossoming love of Romeo and Juliet – a love they have to pay for with their lives – but also the lives of the poor folk of Verona.
Van Dantzig’s popular ballet classic, which has made such a contribution to the image and the development of the Dutch National Ballet, is now being presented again by a (partly) new generation of principals. It features lively street scenes, stately court dances, realistic fighting scenes and, above all, heart-rending encounters between the two lovers. A large part of the ballet’s success is also due to the wonderful designs. Toer van Schayk’s sets, in pastel and scarlet tones, look like a Renaissance painting come to life.
Running time will be approximately 3 hours (including 2 intervals).
Credits
Accompanied by Holland Symfonia
Musical direction Matthew Rowe, Koen Kessels
Choreography Rudi van Dantzig
Music Sergei Prokofiev
Schedule
Pricing starts from € 18.00 to € 74.00
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sat - sun |
mon - fri |
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Premium |
€ 74.00 | € 65.00* |
€ 72.00 | € 63.00* |
Rank 1 |
€ 67.00 | € 59.00* |
€ 65.00 | € 58.00* |
Rank 2 |
€ 52.00 | € 46.00* |
€ 51.00 | € 45.00* |
Rank 3 |
€ 38.00 | € 33.00* |
€ 37.00 | € 32.00* |
Rank 4 |
€ 23.00 | € 18.00* |
€ 22.00 | € 18.00* |
* with stadspas, CJP or below 16
Prices include € 2,- reservation costs
The duration of the show is approximately 3 hours, including two intermissions
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thu 14 mar 2013 |
19.30 uur |
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sat 16 mar 2013 |
19.30 uur |
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sun 17 mar 2013 |
14.00 uur |
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wed 20 mar 2013 |
19.30 uur |
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fri 22 mar 2013 |
19.30 uur |
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sat 23 mar 2013 |
19.30 uur |
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sun 24 mar 2013 |
14.00 uur |
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thu 28 mar 2013 |
19.30 uur |
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fri 29 mar 2013 |
19.30 uur |
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sat 30 mar 2013 |
19.30 uur |
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sun 31 mar 2013 |
14.00 uur |
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mon 1 apr 2013 |
14.00 uur |
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fri 3 may 2013 |
20.15 uur |
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tue 7 may 2013 |
19.30 uur |
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thu 9 may 2013 |
19.30 uur |
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sat 11 may 2013 |
19.30 uur |
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mon 13 may 2013 |
19.30 uur |
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tue 14 may 2013 |
19.30 uur |
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Prefer to order by telephone? Call the Boxoffice on +31 (20) 6 255 455
Printed Programme (1)
Castlist
Look here for the castlist
> castlist
The story
Look here for a synopsis of Romeo and Juliet.
> synopsis
reviews
Noordhollands Dagblad: 'Moved to tears again'
De Telegraaf: 'Poignant dance drama'
Theaterkrant.nl: 'Romeo and Juliet offers an escape from reality'
Het Parool: 'Prokofiev makes up for a lot in ‘Romeo and Juliet’'
Have a look at the complete reviews.
> reviews