5 Things About Romeo and Juliet | The National Ballet of Canada

In our latest video, Principal Dancer Guillaume Côté shares his thoughts on the tragic tale of the star-crossed lovers in Romeo and Juliet and what makes Alexei Ratmansky’s version so unique.

Romeo and Juliet

Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Set, Costume and Properties Design: Richard Hudson
Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton

Featuring

Guillaume Côté
Elena Lobsanova
Piotr Stanczyk
Alexei Ratmansky
Artists of the Ballet

The Musicians of The National Ballet of Canada Orchestra.

Thank You

Lead philanthropic support for Romeo and Juliet is provided by Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., with additional generous support from Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan, The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation, an anonymous friend of the National Ballet and Walter Carsen, O.C.

Guillaume Côté is sponsored through Dancers First by Emmanuelle Gattuso, C.M. and Allan Slaight, C.M.

Videography by Paul McNulty and Monica Guddat.
Editing by Paul McNulty.