English National Ballet: Romeo and Juliette " review by Sanjoy Roy

Coliseum, LondonRudolf Nureyev's version of Romeo and Juliet " restaged by English National Ballet, the company for which it was first created in 1977 " reads like a cross between Shakespeare and Roger Corman. It's an odd mix, but an interesting one. Take the prologue, for example. It's generally left out in ballet stagings, but Nureyev, sticking to the playtext, includes it to foreshadow the themes of fate and …

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