Northern Ballet's Romeo & Juliet: a plethora of outstanding dancers

Dominique Larose as Juliet in Romeo & Juliet

Dominique Larose as Juliet and Joseph Taylor as Romeo in Romeo & Juliet

Aaron Kok as Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet

Northern Ballet dancers in Romeo & Juliet

By Graham Watts, 29 May 2024

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“The culminating highlight is as it should be, a particularly sensual and dreamy balcony pas de deux”

Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 28 May 2024

Romeo and Juliet (Christopher Gable, Massimo Moricone)

Northern Ballet

Daniel Parkinson, Conductor

Lez Brotherston, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Northern Ballet Sinfonia

Dominique Larose, Dancer

Joseph Taylor, Dancer

Aaron Kok, Dancer

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

Northern Ballet at 50: a gala celebration in Leeds

Graham Watts, 4th January

Northern Ballet reaches its half-century with a gala at Leeds Grand Theatre featuring highlights from its "greatest hits".

***11

Northern Ballet's A Christmas Carol will leave you ready for mince pies around the log fire

Catherine Sutherland, 9th October

Inspired by Dickens’ novel of the same title, Northern Ballet’s piece really captures the essence of Dickensian London at Christmas time. Dickens’ famous renderings of the festive season made much of his work almost synonymous with Christmas. Dickens’ most popular novel, A Christmas Carol redefined the spirit of Christmas as an enduring sense of community and sharing.

****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

Dutch National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet: self-assured

Mark Vicente, 2nd November

While Rudi van Dantzig's production of Romeo and Juliet was buoyed by confident dancing and stylised acting, it falters somewhat under its own dramaturgy.

****1

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.