This production of “Romeo and Juliet,” based on the Shakespeare play, played a pivotal role in the history of the Stuttgart Ballet. Although the ballet tradition in Stuttgart can be traced back to the early 17th century, the city’s ballet company was catapulted to a new level of international prominence by British director John Cranko.
Cranko had been in charge of the company for only a year when his new production of “Romeo and Juliet” was premiered in 1962, and the production’s critical success certified that the Stuttgart Ballet had “arrived.”
Now considered one of the world’s most illustrious ballet companies, the Stuttgart has been a showcase for the early works of now-legendary choreographers including Jiri Kylian and William Forsythe, and under the recent direction of Reid Anderson, the Stuttgart has presented more than a dozen world premieres in the last three seasons.
“Romeo and Juliet” remains a cornerstone of the Stuttgart repertoire and is still regarded as one of the most dramatic and stunning stagings of the Shakespeare/Prokofiev classic.
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