Romeo and Juliet: A Bittersweet Tragedy of Love and Death
Of all the many tragedies written by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet can be named as the most popular and influential of all. A story of the tragic fate of two star-crossed lovers, the plot of the play came from an Italian tale which was only translated into verse forms by different other writers.
Romeo and Juliet can be considered as a collaboration of tragic love stories like Pyramus and Thisbe and Ephesiaca of Xenophon and Ephesus. The story was set in Verona and rotates around the lives of the Montagues and Capulets who despise each other so much to the point of killing each other’s kin. After falling in love, getting secretly married, and being separated by a dark twist of fate, the two ended up killing themselves after thinking each other dead. Due to the pure love and sorrow shared by the two, the story of Romeo and Juliet was considered as the epitome of real love of people of all ages. So much is the drama and romance of this play that it has been translated into different versions from movies, to school plays, and even cartoon series.
This 2011, the Russian National Ballet will perform the world famous play through dance and music. With music direction from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikowski, and choreography from Marius Petipa, anyone from 6 to 60 years of age will surely enjoy this new version of the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet with the colorful costumes, lively music, and graceful moves of the 50-people crew of this theater company. You don’t need to feel bored and lost if you haven’t actually read the story because you will surely feel connected to the plot and the characters as they communicate with you through their graceful moves. If you are a fan of tragedies and bittersweet love affairs, then you better reserve for your Romeo and Juliet tickets now and witness the world’s most popular love story in a different way.
