And there’s a sense, too, that in some of the awkwardly long close-ups of the performers’ faces, you should already know what they are thinking: there is little extra evidence to help you. Perhaps the most disappointing scene is the Dance of the Knights, where we cut from bustle as people enter the ball to a flat wide shot. The leads William Bracewell as Romeo and Francesca Hayward as Juliet are outstanding. This would perhaps be irrelevant if the dancing itself stole the show, and the performers are perfectly cast. I can imagine that some purists may not enjoy it but this is very accessible and may well bring a new audience to ballet who would not normally seek it out.
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TV Shows. Start typing to see results or hit ESC to close. All is seductive and precise and poetic and, ater other adaptations, this seems not only precious , not the best but just the fair one, giving all the tension, fragility, drama and poetry of the play. Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences. Synopsis.
It’s such an impressive track, contrasted with Kenneth MacMillan’s original stately and almost impassive choreography, but here something is missing: there is no sense of scale, but nor are we pressed up close into the rigour of the procession. The only criticism I have is not being able to see the dances legs at all times, which is key to filming ballet--that is what lovers of ballet want, first and foremost, it is what we go to ballet to see! Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words, a dance film by BalletBoyz.
2019 Directed by Michael Nunn. Francesca Hayward as Juliet is keen-eyed and infectious: subtle gestures communicate what she is feeling, from pushing her childhood toy out of sight from the adults to frantically grabbing Romeo’s hand and holding it to her heart, surprised and excited. Thanks! Marcelino Sambé as Mercutio brings an attack and speed to his jumps that imbues his character with a gaiety that verges into provocation (though his dying scene is awkwardly drawn out). Our best wishes for a productive day. All of the RB's dancers did very well in a heritage piece for the company and should be proud.
Congratulations to all involved in bringing this version to the screen. In these scenes, the shift in gear to create a world of secrecy is sudden, the camera having never felt like an intimate bystander. She loves being in the studio working on a new choreography with a group of dancers, or talking to brilliant people in the dance world about their projects and opinions. But it works in this case for so many motifs. Samuel L. Jackson set to reprise Nick Fury role in new Marvel series, What time is the Russian Grand Prix? Overall, this is a missed opportunity. Each scene is precise seductive.
“Maybe this time, it won’t end that way . -The Royal Ballet's film"Romeo and Juliet:Beyond words" is set to premire in the U.S. on PBS's " Great Performances, Tonight at 9pm. As members of the feuding Capulet and Montague families, Romeo and Juliet should be sworn enemies, but they fall deeply in love and marry in secret. The environment takes over but it never stops feeling like a set, the action and choreography remaining bound to the same conventions of the stage: villagers mill around at the edges in staged clumps, space is cleared for big set pieces. A warm welcome and live entertainment in Bournemouth, right next to the beach, with a family room option, breakfast, two-course dinner and prosecco. She tries not to spend too much time obsessing over Crystal Pite. Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words. This is symptomatic of the film: we are given neither the pulsating mass of bodies on stage, nor the dynamics of a camera weaving its way through a world waiting to be explored. Menu.
By entering your details, you are agreeing to Radio Times privacy policy. Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words, written and produced by BalletBoyz founders Michael Nunn and William Trevitt in association with the Royal Ballet and Footwork Films, unfortunately does not manage to create this tension.