Romeu e Julieta

Alternative title: Romeo and Juliet
Synopsis: Video recording of the Grupo Galpão’s production of Romeo and Juliet for the Globe to Globe season; the staging incorporates circus, music, dance and Brazilian folk culture. Eduardo Moreira and Fernanda Vianna as Romeo and Juliet; Gabriel Villeta directs. Spoken in Brazilian Portuguese.
Language: Portuguese (Brazil)
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: May 2012

Director

Gabriel Villeta

Writer

William Shakespeare

Costume

Luciana Buarque

Cast

Theatre: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Theatre company: Grupo Galpão
Production type: Stage Recordings
Historical period: Contemporary
Plays: Romeo and Juliet
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: circus; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works; Globe to Globe season; World Shakespeare Festival 2012

Notes: The production is streamed at: http://globalshakespeares.mit.edu/romeo-and-juliet-villela-gabriel-2000 (accessed 8/2013)). Globalshakespeares.mit.edu also hosts the production staged in Brazil in 1992 http://globalshakespeares.mit.edu/romeo-and-juliet-villela-gabriel-1992.
General: Puppets by Aguinaldo Pinho.
History: The production was staged for the Globe to Globe 19th and 20th May 2012 and was first performed at the Globe in 2000.
Textual information: Translated by Onestaldo de Pennaforte

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