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NNTT at Home - Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet

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The National Ballet of Japan
Performed on November 4, 2016
ActⅠ: 60 mins / ActⅡ: 35 mins / ActⅢ: 40 mins
Until 5
June, 14:00 JST

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SYNOPSIS

The story is set in Verona in Northern Italy, home of the noble houses of Montague and Capulet. A long-standing feud exists between the families.
One day, Romeo Montague sneaks into a masked ball given by the Capulets, where he meets their only daughter, Juliet. The two instantly fall in love, and are married with the help of Friar Laurence in a secret ceremony.
But soon after, Romeo's close friend Mercutio is killed by Tybalt, a Capulet, and Romeo slays Tybalt in an act of vengeance.
The day after his wedding night, Romeo is sentenced to exile and leaves Verona. Now alone, Juliet faces an impending wedding to Count Paris, the man her parents have arranged for her to marry. Juliet confides in Friar Laurence, who devises a plan and provides her with a drug that will induce a temporary death-like coma.
Unfortunately, Romeo is never informed about the plan and goes to see his lover where she lies in the crypt. Heartbroken, he drinks a poison. When Juliet awakes, she discovers Romeo's lifeless body. Taking his dagger, she stabs herself and joins him in death.

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CREATIVE TEAM & CAST

CREATIVE TEAM

Music: Sergei PROKOFIEV
Choreography: Sir Kenneth MACMILLAN
Set & Costume Designer: Paul ANDREWS
Lighting Designer: SAWADA Yuji
Staging: Karl BURNETT, Patricia RUANNE JAHN
Head of Scenic Presentation: Douglas NICHOLSON
Costume Supervisor: Michael BROWN

“Romeo and Juliet” is produced in association with Birmingham Royal Ballet. This production was first performed by Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Birmingham Hippodrome on June 1st 1992.

CAST

Juliet: ONO Ayako
Romeo: FUKUOKA Yudai
Mercutio: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Tybalt: SUGANO Hideo
Benvolio: OKUMURA Kosuke
Paris: WATANABE Takafumi
Lord Capulet: KAIKAWA Tetsuo
Lady Capulet: MOTOJIMA Miwa
Escalus,Prince of Verona: NAITO Hiroshi
Rosaline: HORIGUCHI Jun
Nurse: MARUO Takako
Friar Laurence: WAJIMA Takuya
Lord Montague: FURUKAWA Kazunori
Lady Montague: TERAI Nanami
Harlots: NAGATA Kayo, OKUDA Kasumi, MASUDA Yuko
Lead Mandolin: KOSHIBA Fukunobu

Conductor: Martin YATES
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

  • CREATIVE TEAM
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  • Sir Kenneth MACMILLAN
    Choreography
    Sir Kenneth MACMILLAN
    Paul ANDREWS
    Set & Costume Designer
    Paul ANDREWS
    SAWADA Yuji
    Lighting Designer
    SAWADA Yuji
    Martin YATES
    Conductor
    Martin YATES
  • ONO Ayako
    Juliet
    ONO Ayako
    FUKUOKA Yudai
    Romeo
    FUKUOKA Yudai
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