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Romeo & Juliet
Cirkör’s original take on the world’s greatest love story, with premiere in 2002.
In William Shakespeare's play, Juliet is no more than fourteen years old and Romeo only a few years older. In our culture, the couple has become the very symbol of young love and a fiery passion that ends in tragedy. Their burning love rebels against rules and regulations because their families – the Capulet and Montague – have long been feuding with each other. The death of these two young lovers leads the mortal enemies to reconcile.
Romeo & Juliet was performed 135 times at Elverket theater in Stockholm to sold-out audiences and was voted the year's best performance by the readers of the online magazine Nummer.
A unique collaboration between Cirkus Cirkör and Dramaten, the Royal Dramatic Theater.
Shakespeare for the 21st Century. With the roles played by trapeze artists, acrobats, actors, mimes, dancers and jugglers. On an elevated, steep stage, we tell Shakespeare’s story of young all-consuming love through our bodies, movements and words. Wild. Beautiful. Breathtaking.
…a celebration through awesome acting, circus stunts, acrobatics, dance and comedy.
DN
A Romeo & Juliet that deserves to go down in history, a complete work of art to be seduced by, for both young and old.
Östgöta Correspondenten
A more beautiful love scene than the single night that Romeo and Juliet spend together has never been seen in the theater: hanging, gliding, rolling, hugging, floating, flying in suspended white velvet veils.
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Ensemble & Crew
Romeo och Julia gruppbild
Ensemble
Melinda Kinnaman
Piotr Torzawa Giro
Thérèse Brunnander
Bert Gradin
Ingela Hinas
Per Sörberg
Morgan Alling
Dag Andersson
Peter Gardiner
Samuel Gustavsson
Daniel Antonssen
Elon Höglund
Nick Pike
Jonas ÅhnbergCreativE Team
Translation: Göran O Eriksson.
Directed by: Katrine Wiedeman & Tilde Björfors.
Choreography: Bill Holmström.
Music: Patrik Arve.
Set design: Sören Brunes.
Costume design: Kersti VitaliIn collaboration with the Royal Dramatic Theater.