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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - Beyond Words
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - Beyond Words
William Bracewell (Romeo); Francesca Hayward (Juliet); Matthew Ball (Tybalt); Marcelino Sambé (Mercutio); James Hay (Benvolio); Kristen McNally (Lady Capulet); Christopher Saunders (Lord Capulet); Romany Pajdak (Nurse); Bennet Gartside (Friar Laurence); Laura Morera (Harlot); Beatriz Stix-Brunell (Harlot); Tierney Heap (Harlot)
Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words is a drama feature film created by the International Emmy Award-winning Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, starring the dancers of The Royal Ballet in Kenneth MacMillan’s classic ballet and set to Sergei Prokofiev’s original score.
Highlighting the essence of MacMillan’s world-renowned choreography, Nunn and Trevitt’s Romeo and Juliet takes viewers into the action with a striking intimacy. Through detailed portrayals by The Royal Ballet dancers, audiences come to know Shakespeare’s iconic tale as a gripping story through an audacious experience that is by turn epic and intimate. With the story presented in a ground-breaking new light, the film captures the extraordinary performances that have earned The Royal Ballet the reputation of producing the greatest actor-dancers in the world, and their artistry pays tribute to a production that is internationally recognised as the zenith of the dance storytelling. Re-imagined for the camera by Nunn and Trevitt, the film delivers a new realism and appeals to a global audience of theatre, dance and film fans alike.
This is the story everyone knows, told in a language everyone understands, presented in a way never seen before.
CD COPY - This spectacular recording of the music used in the groundbreaking feature film Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words features all the greatest music from Sergei Prokofiev's iconic 1938 work. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conducted by Koen Kessels, capture the sumptuous brilliance and romantic allure in a thrilling performance marking the orchestra’s first studio recording in over a decade. Recorded at AIR Studios in Hampstead, London in January 2019.
DVD
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 01/11/2020
Sound Formats: Main Feature - LPCM 2.0 & DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Extra Feature - Dolby Digital Stereo
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: (extra features only) EN, FR, DE, KO
Catalogue Number: OA1294D
BLU-RAY
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 01/11/2020
Sound Formats: LPCM 2.0 & DTS Master Audio 5.1
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: (extra features only) EN, FR, DE, KO
Catalogue Number: OABD7261D
CD
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 01/11/2020
Sound Formats:
Ratio:
Subtitles:
Catalogue Number: OACD9047D
Conductor(s):
Koen Kessels
Koen Kessels
Orchestra(s):
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Artist(s):
William Bracewell; Francesca Hayward; Matthew Ball; Marcelino Sambé; James Hay; Kristen McNally; Christopher Saunders; Romany Pajdak; Bennet Gartside; Laura Morera; Beatriz Stix-Brunell; Tierney Heap; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Koen Kessels
William Bracewell; Francesca Hayward; Matthew Ball; Marcelino Sambé; James Hay; Kristen McNally; Christopher Saunders; Romany Pajdak; Bennet Gartside; Laura Morera; Beatriz Stix-Brunell; Tierney Heap; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Koen Kessels
"Shot on location with lashings of fighting and flirting, Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words is a vibrant, up-close take on one of the Royal Ballet’s best-loved gems…It’s exciting, romantic, tragic and convincing." (The Guardian)
"It reveals Hayward both as a luminous screen presence and as an astonishingly lyrical, heartfelt Juliet, a dancer who illuminates the traditional steps and makes them live and breathe." (The Times)
"Will change the way people see classical ballet." (Radio Times)
"A fresh, dynamic take on a familiar favourite." (The Financial Times)
"All the cinematic glamour that we could ever dream of." (Dance Magazine)
"A significant part of the film’s success is down to Prokofiev’s music. So vibrant, so ominous, so sublime, with such clear storytelling you’ll come away thinking this is the best score in ballet. " (The Guardian)
"It reveals Hayward both as a luminous screen presence and as an astonishingly lyrical, heartfelt Juliet, a dancer who illuminates the traditional steps and makes them live and breathe." (The Times)
"Will change the way people see classical ballet." (Radio Times)
"A fresh, dynamic take on a familiar favourite." (The Financial Times)
"All the cinematic glamour that we could ever dream of." (Dance Magazine)
"A significant part of the film’s success is down to Prokofiev’s music. So vibrant, so ominous, so sublime, with such clear storytelling you’ll come away thinking this is the best score in ballet. " (The Guardian)
William Bracewell (Romeo); Francesca Hayward (Juliet); Matthew Ball (Tybalt); Marcelino Sambé (Mercutio); James Hay (Benvolio); Kristen McNally (Lady Capulet); Christopher Saunders (Lord Capulet); Romany Pajdak (Nurse); Bennet Gartside (Friar Laurence); Laura Morera (Harlot); Beatriz Stix-Brunell (Harlot); Tierney Heap (Harlot)
Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words is a drama feature film created by the International Emmy Award-winning Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, starring the dancers of The Royal Ballet in Kenneth MacMillan’s classic ballet and set to Sergei Prokofiev’s original score.
Highlighting the essence of MacMillan’s world-renowned choreography, Nunn and Trevitt’s Romeo and Juliet takes viewers into the action with a striking intimacy. Through detailed portrayals by The Royal Ballet dancers, audiences come to know Shakespeare’s iconic tale as a gripping story through an audacious experience that is by turn epic and intimate. With the story presented in a ground-breaking new light, the film captures the extraordinary performances that have earned The Royal Ballet the reputation of producing the greatest actor-dancers in the world, and their artistry pays tribute to a production that is internationally recognised as the zenith of the dance storytelling. Re-imagined for the camera by Nunn and Trevitt, the film delivers a new realism and appeals to a global audience of theatre, dance and film fans alike.
This is the story everyone knows, told in a language everyone understands, presented in a way never seen before.
CD COPY - This spectacular recording of the music used in the groundbreaking feature film Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words features all the greatest music from Sergei Prokofiev's iconic 1938 work. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conducted by Koen Kessels, capture the sumptuous brilliance and romantic allure in a thrilling performance marking the orchestra’s first studio recording in over a decade. Recorded at AIR Studios in Hampstead, London in January 2019.
DVD
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 01/11/2020
Sound Formats: Main Feature - LPCM 2.0 & DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Extra Feature - Dolby Digital Stereo
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: (extra features only) EN, FR, DE, KO
Catalogue Number: OA1294D
BLU-RAY
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 01/11/2020
Sound Formats: LPCM 2.0 & DTS Master Audio 5.1
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: (extra features only) EN, FR, DE, KO
Catalogue Number: OABD7261D
CD
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 01/11/2020
Sound Formats:
Ratio:
Subtitles:
Catalogue Number: OACD9047D
Conductor(s):
Koen Kessels
Koen Kessels
Orchestra(s):
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Artist(s):
William Bracewell; Francesca Hayward; Matthew Ball; Marcelino Sambé; James Hay; Kristen McNally; Christopher Saunders; Romany Pajdak; Bennet Gartside; Laura Morera; Beatriz Stix-Brunell; Tierney Heap; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Koen Kessels
William Bracewell; Francesca Hayward; Matthew Ball; Marcelino Sambé; James Hay; Kristen McNally; Christopher Saunders; Romany Pajdak; Bennet Gartside; Laura Morera; Beatriz Stix-Brunell; Tierney Heap; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Koen Kessels
"Shot on location with lashings of fighting and flirting, Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words is a vibrant, up-close take on one of the Royal Ballet’s best-loved gems…It’s exciting, romantic, tragic and convincing." (The Guardian)
"It reveals Hayward both as a luminous screen presence and as an astonishingly lyrical, heartfelt Juliet, a dancer who illuminates the traditional steps and makes them live and breathe." (The Times)
"Will change the way people see classical ballet." (Radio Times)
"A fresh, dynamic take on a familiar favourite." (The Financial Times)
"All the cinematic glamour that we could ever dream of." (Dance Magazine)
"A significant part of the film’s success is down to Prokofiev’s music. So vibrant, so ominous, so sublime, with such clear storytelling you’ll come away thinking this is the best score in ballet. " (The Guardian)
"It reveals Hayward both as a luminous screen presence and as an astonishingly lyrical, heartfelt Juliet, a dancer who illuminates the traditional steps and makes them live and breathe." (The Times)
"Will change the way people see classical ballet." (Radio Times)
"A fresh, dynamic take on a familiar favourite." (The Financial Times)
"All the cinematic glamour that we could ever dream of." (Dance Magazine)
"A significant part of the film’s success is down to Prokofiev’s music. So vibrant, so ominous, so sublime, with such clear storytelling you’ll come away thinking this is the best score in ballet. " (The Guardian)
