Romeo and Juliet – by the Bolshoi

Witness the infamous Montague and Capulet rivalry, based on William Shakespeare’s classic tale of star-crossed lovers.

The balletic portrayal of the infamous play first premiered in 1940 as Sergei Prokofiev’s production graced the Kirov stage, with Bolshoi to follow a mere four years later.

Yuri Grigorovich revived the original production in 1978, and today brings to stage a choreographic version based on this rendition – originally prepared for the Paris Opera. An abstract, generalised version of Shakespeare’s story see’s Grigorovich draw on personal memories to fill the characters with life. Magnificent scenic and costume design by Simon Virsaladze, and lighting design by Mikhail Sokolov add to the perfection of this execution.

Bookings for this show at 19:45 on 24th June can be purchased at Eden Culture.

Monique Chambers

Monique started indulge in 2011 and has since created Indulge Me GIFT and Indulge Me FOOD and volume 1 of The Artists Directory - Malta. A marketing professional by trade, Monique's passion is to promote local talent and Malta in general. Free time is her biggest indulgence, when she can tinker in her craft room or the kitchen, or be selfish with a book, the sofa and good glass of wine (of course, wearing something beautiful and with freshly coiffed hair!)