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20 years of continuous performance
A total of 400+ performances
Nearly 300,000 visitors
25 shows in Italy by the end of 2022
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At the end of 2022, the Italian media praised
One of the most popular productions
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Balletto di Roma 20th Anniversary Edition of Juliet and Romeo

Travelling through love and Shakespeare's classic

As the curtain rises and the music starts, the audience no longer sees the 14th century Italy of Shakespeare's writing, but travels back in time to the end of the Second World War, where a huge and dilapidated wall stands alone, with rubble scattered everywhere. The Balletto di Roma's version of Juliet and Romeo reconstructs the context of the era, strengthens the female role in the choice of title, and makes Juliet the protagonist of this love opera.

In this adaptation, the creative team got rid of the limitations of the original script, and independently adapted the plot to make the work more contemporary: the rebellious Juliet, the shy Romeo, the passionate balcony duet, etc. The choreographer fully demonstrated the emotional changes of the characters and their personalities through physical design The dancers conveyed the spirit of the romantic Patti through their fit bodies and dexterous limbs. Over the past twenty years, Balletto di Roma's version of Juliet and Romeo has not only been the company's reserved repertoire, but has also been regarded by the Italian media as "a milestone work in the Italian dance and theatre world".

Simplifying the film's atmosphere

In terms of visual presentation, "Juliet and Romeo" also takes advantage of the change of time and space to carry out a subversive interpretation. Instead of the ornate and cumbersome sets of classical ballet, a minimalist "conceptual" stage design is used, accompanied by "cinematic" lighting effects, which completely surpasses people's usual imagination of ballet.

On the stage, a high, dilapidated tin wall stood at all times, with people climbing painfully on the wall, while at other times the whole wall cracked open, letting out direct light from the audience. The audience can even see the shadows of famous Italian film directors Rossellini and Visconti through the set and costume design of the work.

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Balletto di Roma (Balletto di Roma) was co-founded in 1960 by Franca Bartolomei and Walter Zappolini, two iconic figures in the Italian ballet world. For more than sixty years, the company has been dedicated to the promotion of the Italian dance market in Europe and throughout the world. The repertoire created by the company not only focuses on innovation, but also maintains the inheritance and respect for history and tradition, and is now the most prestigious and highly regarded Bardi dance company in Italy.
Balletto di Roma's version of Juliet and Romeo has been highly acclaimed by the media, and is considered to be a classic ballet that blends traditional and modern elements, with a high degree of artistic value and spectacle.

" A masterpiece of ballet, a work that combines aesthetics and emotion." --La Gazzetta di Roma

" A classic of Italian ballet, both traditional and modern." -- Dance Italia

" Brilliant, a feast for the eyes of the beautiful, both in terms of music, choreography, costumes and choreography, to the extreme." --The L'Osservatore Romano

Team

Choreographer, Scene Fabrizio Monteverde
- One of the best representatives of Italian choreography of the last thirty years.
- Winner of the "Gino Tani" and "Danza&Danza" awards for best Italian choreography.
- The film he choreographed won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

His unique directorial style, which successfully combines classical ballet with multiple dance genres, and gives the classical repertoire a more unique language and modernity through adaptations, has been praised by the European press without a word of hesitation as one of the best representatives of Italian choreography of the last thirty years.

In 1991 Monteverde choreographed the Ley film The Enchanted Moon, directed by Vittorio Nevano and starring one of the world's greatest ballet principals, Alessandra Ferri. The Enchanted Moon, starring Alessandra Ferri, considered by the press as one of the greatest ballet principals in the world, won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and in 1996, the "Gino Tani" award and the "Danza&Danza" award for the best Italian choreography. These experiences will also solidify the fact that Monteverde is very much looking forward to the honour of working with Monteverde at the La Scala Opera House in Milan, the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, the Arena di Verona, the Teatro Carlo Felice, the Teatro Reale di Parma, the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and many others. Until 2015, he started to work with the Balletto di Roma, for which he has been the choreographer until now, and for which he has created many very pioneering ballets such as Juliet and Romeo, Cinderella, Othello, Bolero, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and many more.

Main Dance - The Most Rebellious Juliet Ever
Carola Puddu

- Awarded by the Mayor of Cagliari for "Excellence in Young Dancers".
- She danced in the repertoire of Roland Petit, one of the three most famous ballet choreographers in the world today.

Carola started dancing at the age of 4 with her teacher Anna Kukurba, and at the age of 9 moved to France, where she studied for many years with the Paris Opera Ballet. After receiving a solo role at the age of 17, she went on to dance in the repertoire of Roland Petit (one of the world's top three choreographers and one of the most prestigious ballet masters of the 20th century), Maurice Bejar (one of the foremost modern ballet masters of our time), August Bournonville (the Royal Danish Ballet, the father of the Royal Danish Ballet), Willem Forsyth (a contemporary dance pioneer), George Ballantyne (a dancer and a dancer who has been a pioneer in the field of dance for many centuries), and the Royal Danish Ballet. dance pioneer), George Balanchine (father of American ballet) and Marius Petipa (father of Russian classical ballet), among other choreographers, and has toured theatres in various countries: including the Hamburg Ballet in Germany and the Stanislavsky Theatre in Moscow, Russia, among many others.In 2019 Carolla took part in a professional training programme at the National Ballet School of Canada, in the Spanish choreographer Román Oller's works, which included Romeo and Juliet, an experience that allowed her to open up new styles: contemporary and the Gaga Movement. 2021 she successfully entered the prestigious dance school "Amici di Maria De Filippi In 2021, she enrolled in the prestigious dance school "Amici di Maria De Filippi", which also hosts a regular reality show of the same name, which has always been the best platform for young dancers to be showcased! Carola then became a dancer with the Balletto di Roma and, thanks to her talent, was chosen by the company's master choreographer, Fabrizio Monteverde, for the role of Juliet in Juliet and Romeo.

Main Dance - The Shyest Romeo Ever
Paolo Barbonaglia

- Disciple of Carla Fracci, representative of the Italian school of ballet.
- First prize in the international competitions "YAGP PARIS 2017", "Rieti Danza Festival" and "Città di Spoleto". "First Prize

Paulo grew up with Carla Fracci, Barbara Gatto, Francesca Frassinelli, Mauro Astolfi, Lukas Timulak, Emanuele Sauvé, and the first prize in the "YAGP PARIS 2017", "Rieti Danza Festival" and "Città di Spoleto". -He studied classical and modern dance with internationally renowned masters such as Mauro Astolfi, Lukas Timulak, Emanuele Soavi and others.

One of Paolo's greatest helpers was Carla Fracci, one of the leading figures of the Italian ballet school, and Paolo was recognised by this Italian cultural icon and former principal star of the La Scala Opera Ballet! Paolo then took part in numerous prestigious international competitions, including the international competitions "YAGP PARIS 2017", "Rieti Danza Festival" and "Città He won first place in the international competitions "YAGP PARIS 2017", "Rieti Danza Festival" and "Città di Spoleto".

Later on, thanks to his strength, popularity and good looks, Paolo was invited to be a dancer in a series of TV programmes such as "Stasera Casa Mika" (tonight Mika) and "Amici di Maria De Filippi 15", among others. 15", among others; he was also selected as a model for the "Levi's 501" fashion show in Milan; in June 2017 he was invited to participate in the work "Pinacoteca Di Brera", choreographed by Matteo Bittante; in 2017 he joined the Rome Ballet, and after a year of honing his skills, the company began to allow him to interpret many important roles, such as Romeo in Juliet and Romeo, Iago Iago in Othello, and Don Giovanni in I, Don Giovanni, to name a few. From 2018 to date, Paul has appeared in nearly 10 productions in key roles and was involved in the short film RADIX III in 2022.