Romeo and Juliet (Cranko)
This article is about the Cranko ballet. For Sean Lavery's setting of the balcony scene, see Romeo and Juliet (Lavery). For Kenneth MacMillan's ballet, see Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan). For Peter Martins' ballet, see Romeo + Juliet (ballet). For other uses, see Romeo and Juliet (disambiguation).
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| Choreographer | John Cranko |
| Music | Sergei Prokofiev |
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1962 Stuttgart |
| Original ballet company | Stuttgart Ballet |
| Genre | Neoclassical ballet |
| Type | classical ballet |
Romeo and Juliet is ballet created by John Cranko to Sergei Prokofiev's eponymous score for the Stuttgart Ballet in 1962 and first seen in America in 1969. The Joffrey Ballet presented the first American production of Cranko's choreography in its 1984–1985 season, including performances in New York City at the New York State Theater and in Washington, D.C. at the Kennedy Center.
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Reviews
- NY Times, by Anna Kisselgoff, Thursday, 7 March 1985
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