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32 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I watched this on television when it was released a few Christmases ago, and thought it was just incredible. Macmillan's choreography is passionate and perfect, the costumes and staging are gorgeous, and I think in terms of dramatic intensity it is unrivalled, because the drama is sustained so well by the supporting cast and the corps de ballet as well as the two leads. The dancers Jose Martin (Mercutio) and Thiago Soares (Tybalt) are very, very good, as are Laura Morera, Isabel McKeekan and Sian Murphy, as the street harlots. Christopher Saunders and Elizabeth McGorian are also convincing as Lord and Lady Capulet, as is Sandra Conley as the nurse.
Carlos Acosta is a great Romeo. His dancing is wonderful, both powerful and graceful. His acting is also great; he is dashing, light-hearted, warm and volatile, breezing about in the market place with the harlots and his friends. He seems laid back and even a bit naïve as Romeo, falling in love with Juliet at the ball without really grasping how dangerous it could be for them. Then he kills Tybalt in a fit of righteous anger after Mercutio's murder, and seems to become more sombre by the third act; and just disbelieving and heartbroken in the tomb scene when he finds Juliet seemingly dead. I think his portrayal was really incredible.
Tamara Rojo, meanwhile, is a warm, wonderful Juliet. She is a brilliant dancer and actress. I heard she had studied Shakespeare's text for dancing the part, and it seems to show. Her reading of Juliet is as someone passionate, serious, deep and sensitive, and her Juliet's love for Romeo is (initially) portrayed in just the quiet, contained way you'd expect from Shakespeare's Juliet - even though her eyes are brimming with excitement and she is smiling with secret joy. But her acting is especially moving during the third act, as she is repulsed at her family's forcing her to marry Paris, then seeming to hear demons at her ear before taking the friar's potion. Her final, silent scream at the tomb scene is also really harrowing, and the first time I watched it, my eyes welled up a bit. In terms of dancing, I think she danced the part really beautifully and there is so much elegance, dignity and grace in her dancing. Tamara Rojo reminds me a bit of Margot Fonteyn, who featured in the first DVD of the ballet.
But this is a wonderful version of the ballet, and I do recommend it. :)
Carlos Acosta is a great Romeo. His dancing is wonderful, both powerful and graceful. His acting is also great; he is dashing, light-hearted, warm and volatile, breezing about in the market place with the harlots and his friends. He seems laid back and even a bit naïve as Romeo, falling in love with Juliet at the ball without really grasping how dangerous it could be for them. Then he kills Tybalt in a fit of righteous anger after Mercutio's murder, and seems to become more sombre by the third act; and just disbelieving and heartbroken in the tomb scene when he finds Juliet seemingly dead. I think his portrayal was really incredible.
Tamara Rojo, meanwhile, is a warm, wonderful Juliet. She is a brilliant dancer and actress. I heard she had studied Shakespeare's text for dancing the part, and it seems to show. Her reading of Juliet is as someone passionate, serious, deep and sensitive, and her Juliet's love for Romeo is (initially) portrayed in just the quiet, contained way you'd expect from Shakespeare's Juliet - even though her eyes are brimming with excitement and she is smiling with secret joy. But her acting is especially moving during the third act, as she is repulsed at her family's forcing her to marry Paris, then seeming to hear demons at her ear before taking the friar's potion. Her final, silent scream at the tomb scene is also really harrowing, and the first time I watched it, my eyes welled up a bit. In terms of dancing, I think she danced the part really beautifully and there is so much elegance, dignity and grace in her dancing. Tamara Rojo reminds me a bit of Margot Fonteyn, who featured in the first DVD of the ballet.
But this is a wonderful version of the ballet, and I do recommend it. :)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I watched this ballet done by the russian ballet company at a local theatre -which was wonderful, and wanted to see how the Royal Ballet compared - and they kicked it! Exceptional dance, beautiful costume and sets (do sets really make a ballet? i don't think so) Carlos is an amazing Romeo - bravo to all the cast
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
We bought this DVD as a Christmas Present for one of our daughters, and watched it on 28th December, at our house, with our daughter.
We selected DTS as a sound system, and found it not only reliable, (no drop-out), but wonderfully balanced, rich, and powerful.
The camera-work was all-embracing, and sympathetic to the scenery in all shots.
The design of the costumes were appropriate for the period, and helped with the overall atmosphere of the ballet.
Both Carlos Acosta, and Tamara Rojo's portrayal of Romeo and Juliet, were of the highest standard, and made for a truly moving performance, helped by the superb choreography.
The Corps de Ballet, supported the principle dancers seamlessly, and effortlessly, and the orchestral players conducted by Boris Gruzin, played to the very highest standard.
Altogether, this DVD, is one of the best ballet performances, we have ever seen, and heard.
We selected DTS as a sound system, and found it not only reliable, (no drop-out), but wonderfully balanced, rich, and powerful.
The camera-work was all-embracing, and sympathetic to the scenery in all shots.
The design of the costumes were appropriate for the period, and helped with the overall atmosphere of the ballet.
Both Carlos Acosta, and Tamara Rojo's portrayal of Romeo and Juliet, were of the highest standard, and made for a truly moving performance, helped by the superb choreography.
The Corps de Ballet, supported the principle dancers seamlessly, and effortlessly, and the orchestral players conducted by Boris Gruzin, played to the very highest standard.
Altogether, this DVD, is one of the best ballet performances, we have ever seen, and heard.
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