The Kirov Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

An established tradition and important cultural event, the annual visits of the Kirov Ballet to the Kennedy Center Opera House are anticipated with high expectations. This year the renowned Russian troupe brought its signature ballet – Leonid Lavrovsky’s production of Romeo and Juliet – in observance of the Shakespeare festival underway in Washington. The Kirov originally produced this ballet in 1940. Among the finest works of the past century, Romeo and Juliet has been in the company’s repertoire since its premier.

The most famous love story of all time has inspired many dance interpretations. Yet Romeo and Juliet attained true popularity only with the magnificent music of Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953).

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