A triumphant Romeo and Juliet from Philadelphia Ballet

Thays Golz and Zecheng Liang of Philadelphia Ballet in Romeo and Juliet by Juliano Nunes

Jorge Garcia Alonso of Philadelphia Ballet in Romeo and Juliet by Juliano Nunes

Thays Golz of Philadelphia Ballet in Romeo and Juliet by Juliano Nunes

Thays Golz and Zecheng Liang with Philadelphia Ballet in Romeo and Juliet by Juliano Nunes

By Leigh Donlan, 02 May 2026

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“puffed chests and twisted limbs, sharply tilted heads, undulating backs and stylized posturing”

Reviewed at Academy of Music, Philadelphia on 30 April 2026

Romeo and Juliet (Juliano Nuñes)

Philadelphia Ballet

Beatrice Jona Affron, Conductor

Youssef Hotait, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Brad Fields, Lighting Designer

Thays Golz, Dancer

Zecheng Liang, Dancer

ABT's Theme and Variations delivers star quality performances

Ivy Lin, 30th October

American Ballet Theatre presented a well balanced program of Nuñes, Ratmansky and Balanchine which produced some revelatory performances.

*****

Easter delights in Dutch National Ballet's Spring Special

Graham Watts, 5th April

A complete roster of principal dancers appear in a gala full of the joys of spring.

****1

Glistening dew: Alina Cojocaru at Sadler’s Wells

Graham Watts, 20th February

An enchanting programme of music, film and dance in material moved by the spirit of a great performer.

****1

Von der Schwierigkeit des Seins: Rastlos am Staatsballett Hannover

Rainer Zerbst, 10th November

Der neue Ballettabend in Hannover umkreist in drei sehr unterschiedlichen Facetten das menschliche Leben.

****1

The Australian Ballet does Romeo and Juliet: precision over passion

Katie Lawrence, 24th April

This revival of Romeo and Juliet combines vivid staging and technical leads, but the lover's careful partnership lacks the volatility that makes young love convincing and tragedy believable.

***11

Massimo Moricone’s Romeo and Juliet in Bordeaux: fast paced action

Elsa Giovanna Simonetti, 7th December

Strong drama and powerful central performances of Massimo Moricone's Romeo and Juliet in Bordeaux for the first time.

****1

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Leigh Donlan

Former ballerina Leigh Donlan trained in Russian technique and a variety of folk and modern dance techniques, was Children’s Ballet Mistress at the Washington School of Ballet in Washington, D.C., Director of the Athenaeum School of Ballet in Alexandria, Virginia, and studied English at the University of Oregon and Public Relations at Georgetown University. She has been writing for Ballet to the People since 2014, and is currently on the faculty at Princeton Ballet School.