Music – Sergei Prokofiev
Libretto, Choreography and Staging – Vladimir Yakovlev, Honoured Artist of Russia and Tatarstan
Assistant Choreographer – Luiza Mukhametgaleeva, People’s Artist of Tatarstan
Music Director and Conductor – Arman Urazgaliev
Set Designer – Andrey Kashinsky
Assistant Set Designer – Zhandos Omarov
Assistant Costume Designer – Natalia Protasova
Lighting Designer – Alexey Markov
Video Designer – Marat Sagadinov
Music Editor – Natalia Yakovleva
Astana Ballet Theatre presents its unique vision of the world’s most famous love story Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare in the early 17th century. The story revolves around two young lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, who come from feuding families in Verona, Italy.
The tragedy unfolds as a series of events leads to a fatal confrontation between Romeo and Juliet’s families.
Ultimately, the love story of Romeo and Juliet brings their feuding families together, highlighting the destructive power of hatred and the enduring nature of love. The play is renowned for its poetic language, timeless themes, and portrayal of youthful passion and impulsive actions.
Prokofiev’s music conveys the subtlest psychological movements of the human soul, the richness of Shakespeare’s thought, as well as the passion and drama of his first and one of his most perfect tragedies.
The premiere at Astana Ballet Theatre took place on November 30 and December 1–2, 2023.
World premiere: January 11, 1940, S. M. Kirov Opera and Ballet Theatre (now the Mariinsky Theatre).