Romeo and Juliet Ballet

...The Finest Love Story Ever Told

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Romeo and Juliet ballet is the all-time classic love story. This tragic tale is full of secrets, passion and eternal love. Be enthralled by this captivating story.

With choreography by Kenneth Macmillan and music composed by Sergei Prokofiev, this classic ballet tells the story of two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet.

The pair are longing to be together, but their families are old enemies and do not approve of their love. The couple secretly plan their own way to be together but soon their plan falls apart. Can they find a way to be together? Or will their love get the better of them....

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The story of Romeo and Juliet ballet begins when young Romeo Montague enters the grand masked ball. It is a party held by the Capulet family so Romeo has to trick his way in by going in disguise.

It is here when he first meets Juliet Capulet and it is love at first sight. However, the Capulets and are old enemies of the Montagues; Romeo and Juliet have no other choice but to keep their passion a secret.

Friar Laurence secretly marries the couple, hoping that this will ultimately put an end to the family's disagreements. However, their plan does not succeed and during a fight Juliet's cousin Tybalt kills Romeo's friend Mercutio. Romeo is truly distressed and wants revenge. Therefore he kills Tybalt, and is sent to exile.

Juliet falls to Friar Laurence for help and he creates a plan to help her. She is to drink and sleeping potion which will let her family believe she is dead. Friar Laurence will tell Romeo the truth and Romeo will then release her from her tomb. He can then take her away and the couple can live happily ever after.

Therefore, Juliet drinks the sleeping potion. Juliet's family are distraught when they find her the next morning, believing she is dead they go ahead and bury her.

Romeo soon hears the news of Juliet's death, and having never received the message Friar Laurence, he is desperately grieving. Romeo is convinced Juliet is truly dead and so he drinks poison. When Juliet awakens to see that Romeo is dead, she stabs herself.