Skelton and “opulent” ( Los Angeles Times) Italian Renaissance designs by Jens-Jacob Worsaae, marking Worsaae’s final collaboration with Tomasson before he passed away shortly after the ballet’s premiere. Romeo & Juliet includes lighting design by Thomas R. Current Principal Dancers Joseph Walsh performs as Benvolio, Luke Ingham as Tybalt, WanTing Zhao as Rosaline, Dores André as Harlot, Wei Wang as Acrobat, and Benjamin Freemantle as a Montague. The stream of Romeo & Juliet includes former SF Ballet Principal Dancers Maria Kochetkova and Davit Karapetyan in the title roles, alongside Pascal Molat, now on faculty at SF Ballet School, as Mercutio. Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet premiered during SF Ballet’s 1994 Repertory Season and is set to Sergei Prokofiev’s score, performed in the May 6–26 stream by the SF Ballet Orchestra under the direction of Music Director Martin West.

Full ticketing and calendar information for Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet is listed below, and casting can be found on SF Ballet’s website The 2021 Digital Season also includes Program 05 (April 22–May 12), comprising Cathy Marston’s Snowblind, David Dawson’s Anima Animus, and Helgi Tomasson’s 7 for Eight. Beginning May 6, SF Ballet will sell a $48 package that includes both Romeo & Juliet and Tomasson’s Swan Lake, on screen May 20–June 9, in celebration of the closure of the 2021 Digital Season. A signature work of the Company, Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet has been performed worldwide, and was the last work SF Ballet toured prior to the pandemic, in the fall of 2019 at The Royal Danish Opera House in Copenhagen, Denmark, when it was noted for its “color rich” ( Information) interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic story.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 22, 2021-San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) streams Helgi Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet from May 6–26, 2021 in the multi-capture, cinematic production by Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance from 2015, captured on stage at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House. Limited-edition package including Romeo & Juliet and Tomasson’s Swan Lake for $48 on sale May 6 Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance

Maria Kochetkova and Davit Karapetyan star in the 2015 filmed production by

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