San Francisco Ballet Romeo Juliet (2017)

From grand spectacles to poignant closeups experience Helgi Tomassons bravura interpretation of Shakespeares Romeo Juliet like youve never seen it before With passionate choreography spinetingling swordsmansip and a celebrated score by Sergei Prokofiev San Francisco Ballets passionate retelling of the Bards greatest tragedy has packed houses around the world Romeo Juliet is one of the Companys most popular and widely toured ballets and has been seen by more than 200000 people since it premiered in 1994 Choreographed by Helgi Tomasson with sets and costumes by JensJacob Worsaae this visually stunning production and the brilliant dancers of San Francisco Ballet bring this powerful and touching tragedy and Renaissanceera Verona vivdly to life Tomasson lifts Shakespeares complex and familiar language off the gilded pages and translates it into lucid classical choreography that is visceral fresh and ultimately sublime Huffington Post