Tag Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet, The Royal Ballet Review 5*

Vadim Muntagirov and Fumi Kaneko raise MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet to a new level on its 60th anniversary…  In a lifetime of watching dance, many performances have, with time, slipped entirely out of my mind.  Others remain as cherished, if…

Fumi Kaneko – A Deeply Affecting Juliet

Newly-minted Royal Ballet principal dancer Fumi Kaneko talks to Ballet Position in the aftermath of her stunning debut as Juliet Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet is a narrative masterpiece, distilling in its structure and choreography all the passion and ultimate…

Valentino Zucchetti Dancemaker

The Royal Ballet dancer and choreographer Valentino Zucchetti talks to Ballet Position about his present career and his future plans Valentino Zucchetti is well launched into his second career, even while his first is still in full bloom. At just…

Laurretta Summerscales: becoming Juliet…

ENB Principal Laurretta Summerscales talks to Ballet Position about her favourite roles and the current  phase in the company’s history. Juliet is one of Lauretta Summerscales’ favourite roles. Juliet, that is, in the Rudolf Nureyev production of the tragic love…

Solomon Golding: Talent, Desire and Ambition

The Royal Ballet’s Solomon Golding discusses his abiding passion for ballet and his determination to inspire audiences with his art. Solomon Golding is an extremely personable young man: polite, intelligent and bursting with self-belief. Extremely articulate, words pour out of…