PNB: Roméo et Juliette

A CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATION OF SHAKESPEARE’S TRAGEDY

Choreography by Jean-Christophe Maillot

Music by Sergei Prokofiev (Op. 64, 1935-36)

Jean-Christophe Maillot’s masterful Roméo et Juliette premiered in 1996 by Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, where Maillot is resident choreographer and artistic director. His contemporary interpretation has been hailed throughout the world as “one of the most beautiful ballets adapted from Shakespeare’s masterpiece” (Scènes Magazine), and instantly became an audience favorite and a signature work in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s repertory when the company presented its West Coast premiere in 2008. Now this unforgettable romantic tragedy returns to the stage as PNB continues its 2024-25 season.