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Ballet from Europe: 1: Romeo and Juliet

on BBC Two England

The first of a series of five widely differing ballets from Prague, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Frankfurt.

Czechoslovak Television's film version of the current Prague National Theatre production
The series comes from the Royal College of Art, London, where Professor Stuart Hood gives students the opportunity of talking to the people who made these European ballet films.
Talking about Romeo and Juliet are Josef Svoboda, stage designer, and Petr Weigl who directed both the stage production and the film.

Contributors

Presenter:
Professor Stuart Hood
Panellist:
Josef Svoboda
Panellist:
Petr Weigl
Producer:
Margaret Dale
Choreography (Romeo and Juliet):
Miroslav Kura
Music (Romeo and Juliet):
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo:
Bohumil Reisner
Juliet:
Michaela Vitkova
Mercutio:
Vlastimil Harapes
Tybalt:
Pavel Zdichynec
Nurse:
Eva Landova

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