Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis
Ballet. A performance of Prokofiev’s ballet, choreographed by Miroslav Kura and danced by the Ballet of the National Theatre of Prague. Includes a profile of Petr Weigl and a discussion of the ballet with Weigl, designer Joseph Svoboda, and students at the Royal College of Art, London.
Series
Ballet from Europe
Country
Former Czechoslovakia; Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
21 Apr 1973 at 21:50 (Channel: BBC2)
Duration
95 mins

Credits

Director
Petr Weigl
Producer
Margaret Dale
Music
Sergei Prokofiev
Production Design
Josef Svoboda
Costume
Josef Svoboda
Cast
Bohumil ReisnerRomeo
Michaela VitkovaJuliet
Vlastimil HarapesMercutio
Eva LandovaNurse
Astrid SturovaLady Capulet
Dana LedeckaRosalind
Jiri NemecekBenvolio
Lubomir ReslCapulet
Pavel ZdichynecTybalt
Zasi UmelecParis

Additional Details

Theatre company
Ballet of the National Theatre of Prague
Production type
Dance
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Dance
Keywords
ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Name

Czechoslovak Television

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
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London
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37754 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)