Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet was a dance production by The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, produced in 2011, and based on the play by William Shakespeare, with choreography by Michael Corder and music by Sergej Prokofiev.
Romeo and Juliet was broadcast by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation September 23-25 1993.
Romeo and Juliet was transferred to the main stage of the new opera house in Bjørvika. Kristian Ruutu won Norwegian Critics' Award in the dance category in 2010/2011 for the role of Mercutio.
Information
(Objekt ID 33424)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 10, 1992 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet |
| In collaboration with | |
| Based on | Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare; Romeo and Juliet by Sergej Sergejevitsj Prokofjev |
| Audience | Adults, Youth |
| Keywords | Ballet |
| Running period | October 10, 1992 — 2014 |
"Kristian Ruutu's excellent interpretation of the role of Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, which he gets the Norwegian Critics' Award for dance for, is superior. From my review in www.kulturkompasset.com May 17 2011 I quote: 'Kristian Ruutu, who in the demanding role of Mercutio makes one of the best interpretations of this role I have seen.'
From Inger Margrethe Lunde's review in Aftenposten May 15 2011: 'Romeo, danced by Kaloyan Boyadjiev and his friends, Mercutio, danced by Kristian Ruutu and Benvolio, danced by Lucas Lima, give us many impressive scenes. We are infected by their comradeship and joy in life. In particular does Ruutu blossom. With this role he makes his definitive break-through. So strong, and at the same time light and playful. He must die for his friend. We believe in him too.'
Allow me to add this too: Every time you perform onstage, not only do you dance your parts, you play your parts, and with your excellent talent for acting and your humorous glint in the eye you manage to convey this all the way to seat rows the very furthest from the stage, and that is why you are always the centre of the audience's attention, and that is why they love you.
It is an honour to me, my privilege and my great joy, here today on behalf of Norwegian Critics' Association to give Norwegian Critics' Award for dance for the season 2010/2011 to Kristian Ruutu for his interpretation of the role of Mercutio in Michael Corder's and Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet."
Read the speech in full (Norwegian only) here.
SOURCES:
Einar Dahl's private archive, donated by Einar Dahl, 25.07.2016
Norwegian Critics'Association, kritikerlaget.no, 29.09.2011, http://www.kritikerlaget.no/pages/nor/648-dansekritikerprisen_til_kristian_ruutu
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael Corder | – Choreography |
| Alejandro Meza | – Instruction (ved gjenopptagelse) |
| Sissel Westnes | – Instruction (ved gjenopptagelse) |
| Sergej Sergejevitsj Prokofjev | – Composer |
| Per Åke Andersson | – Conductor (også i overføringen i NRK i 1993) |
| Sebastian Lang-Lessing | – Conductor |
| Gavin Sutherland | – Conductor |
| Nadine Baylis | – Stage design |
| Nadine Baylis | – Costume design |
| Timothy Hunter | – Lighting design |
| Kristian Alm | – Dancer (Lord Capulet) |
| Kristian Alm | – Dancer (Peter, Capulets tjener) |
| Line Alsaker | – Dancer (Lady Capulet) |
| Line Alsaker | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Karin E. Amundsen | – Dancer (Julies venninne / Mandolindans) |
| John Andresen | – Dancer (Mandolindans / Diverse roller) |
| Beatrix Balazs | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Beatrix Balazs | – Dancer (Julie) |
| Louise Bennett (from May 14, 2011) | – Dancer |
| Francoise Berthon | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Francoise Berthon | – Dancer (Lady Montague) |
| Kári Freyr Bjørnsson | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Nina Bjørsvik | – Dancer (Julies venninne / Diverse roller) |
| Julio Bocca | – Dancer (Romeo) |
| Kaloyan Boyadjiev | – Dancer (Mercutio, venn av Romeo) |
| Kaloyan Boyadjiev | – Dancer (Romeo) |
| Nina Brodtkorb | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Bjarte Emil Bruland | – Dancer (Peter, Capulets tjener) |
| Yoel Carreño (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Dancer (Tybalt ) |
| Yoel Carreño (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Dancer (Romeo) |
| Scott Casban | – Dancer (Tybalt, Lady Capulets nevø) |
| Eleonora Cassano | – Dancer (Julie) |
| Clair Constant | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Yolanda Correa (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Dancer (Julie) |
| Lindsay Craig | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Philip Currell | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Philip Currell | – Dancer (Paris, adelig slektning av fyrsten) |
| Natasha Jones Dale (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Dancer (Julie ) |
| Natasha Jones Dale | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Martin Dauchez (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Dancer (Benvolio ) |
| Martin Dauchez (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Dancer (Paris) |
| Douwe Dekkers (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Dancer (Benvolio ) |
| Mathias Eidmann | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Gøril Eie | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Jørund Eriksen | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Cina Espejord | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Ole-Willy Falkhaugen | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Bettina Ford | – Dancer (Lady Capulet) |
| Bettina Ford | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Hayley Laura Forskitt | – Dancer (Julies venninne) |
| Britt Friberg | – Dancer (Julies amme) |
| Osiel Gouneo (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Dancer (Romeo) |
| Ketil Gudim | – Dancer (Mercutio, venn av Romeo) |
| Gro Gudim | – Dancer (Julies venninne) |
| Vibeke Gurholt | – Dancer (Julies amme) |
| Jane Hallstrøm | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Thomas Halvorsen | – Dancer (Benvolio, venn av Romeo) |
| Thomas Halvorsen | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Jeanette Hansson | – Dancer (Lady Capulet) |
| Pauline Hasse | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Andreas Heise (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Dancer (Romeo) |
| Andreas Heise | – Dancer (Mandolindans) |
| Victoria Herbert | – Dancer (Julies venninne / Mandolindans) |
| Toni Herlofson | – Dancer (Lady Montague) |
| Kirsten Hveding | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Tone Ildahl | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Igor Ivanov | – Dancer (Mercutio, venn av Romeo) |
| Igor Ivanov | – Dancer (Mandolindans / Diverse roller) |
| Marek Jez | – Dancer (Mercutio, venn av Romeo) |
| Marek Jez | – Dancer (Benvolio, venn av Romeo) |
| Torill Johannessen | – Dancer (Lady Montague) |
| Kjerstin Kartrud | – Dancer (Rosalind / Diverse roller) |
| Teet Kask | – Dancer (Tybalt, Lady Capulets nevø) |
| Christopher Kettner | – Dancer (Benvolio, venn av Romeo) |
| Christopher Kettner | – Dancer (Romeo) |
| Christopher Kettner | – Dancer (Mandolindans / Diverse roller) |
| Frederic Konrad | – Dancer (Lord Montague) |
| Anne Korneliussen | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Anne Korneliussen | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Nelly Korpela | – Dancer (Mandolindans) |
| Dagfinn Krogsrud | – Dancer (Paris, adelig slektning av fyrsten) |
| Dagfinn Krogsrud | – Dancer (Mandolindans / Diverse roller) |
| Dagfinn Krogsrud | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Per Lie | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Lucas Lima | – Dancer (Benvolio, venn av Romeo) |
| Lucas Lima (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Dancer (Mercutio ) |
| Indris Lipkovski | – Dancer (Escalus, fyrste av Verona) |
| Ingrid Lorentzen | – Dancer (Lady Capulet) |
| Benjamin Love | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| André Ludwicki | – Dancer (Lord Montague) |
| Leyna Magbutay (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Dancer (Julie) |
| Alexandar Maksic | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Mariusz Malecki | – Dancer (Romeo) |
| Mariusz Malecki | – Dancer (Paris, adelig slektning av fyrsten) |
| Mariusz Malecki | – Dancer (Lord Capulet) |
| Gakuro Matsui (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Dancer (Romeo) |
| Alejandro Meza | – Dancer (Fader Lorenzo) |
| Jan de Miranda | – Dancer (Escalus, fyrste av Verona) |
| Jan de Miranda | – Dancer (Lord Capulet) |
| Katharina Morf | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Machi Muto (from May 14, 2011) | – Dancer |
| Lisa Nielsen | – Dancer (Julies venninne / Mandolindans) |
| Maiko Nishino | – Dancer (Julies venninne / Diverse roller) |
| Beata Nowinska | – Dancer (Julies venninne / Mandolindans) |
| Dan Offerlind | – Dancer (Paris, adelig slektning av fyrsten) |
| Kathrine Olsen | – Dancer (Julie - også i NRK i 1993) |
| Marco Pagetti (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Dancer (Benvolio ) |
| Robert Refling | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Nuri Ribera Anfinsen | – Dancer (Julie) |
| Nuri Ribera Anfinsen | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Caroline Roca | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Aarne Kristian Ruutu | – Dancer (Benvolio, venn av Romeo) |
| Aarne Kristian Ruutu | – Dancer (Mercutio, venn av Romeo) |
| Kjersti Rødsten | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Shinobu Sakaguchi | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Yo Sakai | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Alexandra Santana | – Dancer (Julie) |
| Larissa Savenkova | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Ulf Scheerbath | – Dancer (Fader Lorenzo) |
| Ulf Scheerbath | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Christiane Scherz | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Mark Silver | – Dancer (Romeo) |
| Eugenie Skilnand | – Dancer (Julies venninne / Mandolindans) |
| Eugenie Skilnand (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Dancer (Julie) |
| Garrett Smith (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Dancer (Paris) |
| Hedda Staver Cooke | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Rune Steen | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Kristin Stevens | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Joanna Sutinen | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Joanna Sutinen (to 1998) | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Richard Suttie | – Dancer (Tybalt, Lady Capulets nevø) |
| Richard Suttie | – Dancer (Romeo - også i NRK i 1993) |
| Maris Sveilis | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Zoltan Szolnoki | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Zoltan Szolnoki | – Dancer (Fader Lorenzo) |
| Cristiane Sá | – Dancer (Julies venninne / Diverse roller) |
| Christine Thomassen | – Dancer (Julie) |
| Hanne Thorbjørnsen | – Dancer (Julies venninne) |
| Hanne Thorbjørnsen | – Dancer (Rosalind / Diverse roller) |
| Elin Valla | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Bendik Vedvik Mildestveit | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Dirk Weyershausen | – Dancer (Paris, adelig slektning av fyrsten) |
| Ingeborg Zackariassen | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Stine Østvold | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Sissel Aarseth | – Dancer (Julies venninne / Diverse roller) |
| Sissel Aarseth | – Dancer (Julie) |
| Sissel Aarseth | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Peter Ács | – Dancer (Diverse roller) |
| Hanne Thorbjørnsen (from May 14, 2011) | – Other (Prøveleder) |
| Birgit Deharde (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Rehersal leader (Prøveleder ) |
| Paavo Järvi | – Main producer |
| Benjamin Pope (from Navember 8, 2014) | – Main producer |
| Richard Suttie (from May 14, 2011) | – Rehersal leader |
| Navember 8, 2014 – Hovedscenen, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet | Season premiere/Seasonal opening |
| May 14, 2011 – Hovedscenen, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet | Reopening |
| 1998 – Store sal, Olavshallen, Trondheim | Reopening |
| September 23, 1993 – NRK TV | TV-broadcast |
| September 14, 1993 – Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen | Season premiere/Seasonal opening |
| October 10, 1992 – Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen | Worldwide premiere |