Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet -- Tybalt-Mercutio-Romeo fight scene (Macmillan) 

I love how clearly they were able to translate the "plague on both your houses" into movement. One of my favorite scenes from a ballet! Thanks for posting!

the acting is so good! Can't imagine having to keep up both acting and dancing!

I love Shakespeare, this is just as powerful and dramatic without the words. Kenneth MacMillan created magic and drew the audience to respond emotionally to his ballets, he is the greatest choreographer ever!

In 1965, Kenneth MacMillan was choreographer at the Birmingham Royal Ballet (then Sadler's Wells Theater Ballet) and produced this version of Romeo and Juliet. It's brilliant.

poor mercutio i bet he was really funny guy :) and of course the music is great

This part of the choreography is intense, violent, moving and sad, Takes my breath,

Tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door, but it is enough. Indeed, call on me tomorrow, and you may find me a grave man!

LOVE this ballet and LOVE the play

Scala production - year 2000. Romeo - Angel Corella Mercutio - Michele Villanova Benvoglio - Alessandro Grillo Tybalt - Gianni Ghisleni Lady Capulet - Bruna Radice

8:06 reminds me of Neymar during the world cup

Sword fighting and ballet! A "hook" to draw in students to ballet!

Normally I don't quite "get" ballet or what makes a good dance as compared to say opera. If I'm listening to Tchaikovsky's ballet music, I don't understand what a good vs bad performance is. However, this is an exception. I can tell this is an amazing performance: the sword clashes and all of the acting and dancing are so well synced with the music, and I can follow along better than say watching The Nutcracker.

Thank you for uploading! Brilliant! I would love to know the name of the dancer playing Mercutio.

I wonder what Shakespeare would’ve thought of Prokofiev’s soundtrack?

No it isn't weird. In almost every ballet if someone is killed or they die it takes forever for them too. Don't ask me why they just do haha

Damn... Prokofiev is an absolute genius

Now i need to write an exam about this. Thank you

The Macmillan version was danced first by Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn although the choreographer had designed it for the second cast Christopher Gable and Lynn Seymour. I don't think this is from the 2nd cast production, though, is it? And I don't know who played Mercutio either.

Justo amazing!

es perfecto!!!

It's not one song. It was created as a ballet piece so it is Op. 64, Act 2 Scenes 32-36...

@kimchilaion Not that weird. He kind of goes on and on in the play after being stabbed. It's all a part of his character. He really is a bit of a ham. :p

la muerte de Tybaldo en forma de ballet, considero es interesante como esta representado en este ballet.

Яркий эпизод❤

Pff... curtain too slow at the end. Should be down by the final chord.

One of the most pivotal scenes in this ballet and there's basically no dancing whatsoever. Wow. Even Lavrovsky's version had more movement.

who is dancing Mercutio please?

What's the name of this song ?

We can all fence. goes with the territory

普羅高費夫 Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)《羅密歐與茱麗葉》 4. Death of Tybalt 提伯特之死 • 15 次重擊的和弦:死亡 • 重擊的頑固音型 (Ostinato):送葬

Right!

This is magnificent stuff ; only the Russians can interpret Prokofiev and it makes all the other European realisations look wet in comparison. But not available on DVD - why not ?

This legit makes no sense and my teacher wants me to write about it.

don't believe

I have seen many presentations of this moment, but Idk... just seems "gay as hell", for lack of a better term... too much actor showboating all around, the only believable actors were the stand ins/extras...