He focused the story primarily on the young lovers, to whom he gave three extended pas de deux. “The fact is, this is the only ‘Romeo and Juliet’ ever done before any of the Russian ‘Romeo ...

Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet ... There’s a fabulous moment in the Pas de Deux when Juliet, held aloft, arches her ...

But Ashton’s “Romeo and Juliet” – the first ballet ... for whom he choreographed three extended pas de deux. The minimalistic sets (originally by Dick Bird); the dim and moody lighting ...