Exquisite woe with BRB's star-crossed lovers

By Hedy Mühleck, 25 February 2016

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“leaves you grieving for the lost unknown”

Reviewed at Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham on 25 February 2016

Romeo and Juliet (Leonid Lavrovsky, Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Koen Kessels, Conductor

Paul Andrews, Set Designer

Royal Ballet Sinfonia

John B. Read, Lighting Designer

Momoko Hirata, Dancer

Joseph Caley, Dancer

James Barton, Dancer

Rory Mackay, Dancer

William Bracewell, Dancer

Feargus Campbell, Dancer

Jonathan Payn, Dancer

Ana Albutashvili, Dancer

Wolfgang Stollwitzer, Dancer

Alys Shee, Dancer

Marion Tait, Dancer

Michael O'Hare, Dancer

A hot affair: Staatsballett Berlin in Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet

Katja Vaghi, 30th June

The Staatsballett Berlin closes its season in great style at the Deutsche Oper. Majestically performed, John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet is a still delight of movement and décor.

*****

Joffrey's R&J: Falling, Flying, or Tumbling in Turmoil

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 29th March

Christine Rocas played Juliet with exuberant lyricism that won me over completely.

***11

Les Ballets de Monte Carlo seduce Madrid

Cristina de Lucas, 10th February

Les Ballets de Monte Carlo present Jean-Christophe Maillot’s elegant version of Romeo and Juliet in Madrid.

****1

ABT Romeo and Juliet at Wolftrap

Hilary Stroh, 14th July

Heated Passions abound in ABT's Romeo and Juliet.

****1

Isabella Boylston: ABT's new Juliet

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 22nd June

Isabella Boylston made an impressive debut in MacMillan's treasured classic amid some fine performances from the supporting cast.

****1

The Mariinsky's Romeo and Juliet in Tokyo

Joy Wang Xin Yuan, 2nd December

The legendary Natalia Makarova celebrated her 75th birthday in Japan with the Mariinsky's Romeo and Juliet which was led by Kristina Shapran and Timur Askerov.

****1

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Hedy Mühleck

Hedy is a former Bachtrack German Editor and Press Liaison. She's a musicologist, a great fan of British music of the 19th and 20th century, a folk musician, bibliophile and a coffee and tea aficionado. She also likes singing, cats, and to make all kinds of sweet treats.