Romeo and Juliet - Bedroom Pas de deux (The Royal Ballet)

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Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers encounter passion and tragedy in Kenneth MacMillan's 20th-century ballet masterpiece, screened live around the world and on BP Big Screens on 11 June 2019.
Principals of The Royal Ballet Yasmine Naghdi (Juliet) and Matthew Ball (Romeo) perform the tragic Bedroom Pas de deux from Kenneth MacMillan's 20th-century ballet masterpiece.
Kenneth MacMillan's passionate choreography for Romeo and Juliet shows The Royal Ballet at its dramatic finest. Sergey Prokofiev's iconic score provides the basis for the ballet's romantic pas de deux and vibrant crowd scenes, while 16th-century Verona is created by Nicholas Georgiadis's magnificent designs.
In 1965, MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet was given its premiere at Covent Garden by The Royal Ballet and was an immediate success: the first night was met with rapturous applause, which lasted for 40 minutes, and an incredible 43 curtain calls. The title roles were danced by Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, although the ballet had been created on Christopher Gable and Lynn Seymour. It has been performed by The Royal Ballet more than four hundred times since, as well as touring the world, and has become a true classic of the 20th-century ballet repertory.

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[@pinkwings8036]

Yasmine is so incredibly expressive, she captures the intensity of being a teenager with that hint of having to grow up too quickly that its just sublime.

[@santi7616]

I totally agree, she is really unique¡¡¡ :-) I yesterday watched a video of the balcon scene and she was sublime. really a star¡¡

[@josephhuth3714]

Well said, Pink Wings!

[@user-um6mx8fm9i]

I can totally understand why are they principals. Wonderful.

[@truthandgetthrough]

THE AMOUNT of emotion that Yasmine and Matthew are showing in this is purely like non other, they instantly have you connected emotionally with every move and stroke

[@rusoprui]

So emotional! Both of them are good actors, dancing is a way of their storytelling, not just studied movements...

[@mckenna.grace_fanpage3286]

Actress

[@anto-ginnyjackson1539]

1:52 ahh the grace and the smoothness with which he is putting her skirt back in place (i don t think this is the best way to describe what he s doing, but you got it)

[@user-hh9vp7tn6t]

ah... great...

[@ghadermaze1251]

she looks like a feather! very beautiful dress, very beautiful dancers nailing the best face expressions, i usually get bored but this dance was very emotional.

[@isabelaguilar5175]

That's what I was thinking about! She seems to be so light, and when she's on pointe it looks like she's floating! She's definitely one of the best ballerinas I've ever seen.

[@MissSunflower242]

Look at the desperation in her eyes! She is telling the story from head-to-toe 😭 Matthew is just a dream, fighting with her, knowing he must go but trying to help her understand. Magnificent!

[@williamdeng1870]

Just beautiful!

[@hollybrewer608]

Poetry in motion. Absolutely stunning performance! I never wanted it to end. Their chemistry is palpable, right down to the way she points her toes.

[@talulathehula4135]

Their chemistry is no joke

[@annacafagna1036]

I took my friend to see the ballet because we both love ballet and I love Romeo and Juliet, she however did not and I was trying to get her to enjoy the story; the ballet made her love it, she believed in it. Only truly talented dancers and actors can accomplish making people believe and cherish a story❤️

[@StrawB0ss]

Your friend is a fucking knob.

[@MayaPapayaaaa_]

Facial expression nailed

[@MayaPapayaaaa_]

This is pure beauty and a story all in one I only have5 more months till I get on point and I’m ready

[@sarahspinetta]

Good luck! Remember to keep up your strengthening exercises and be very careful as to protect your feet! I have been en pointe for seven years and absolutely love it.

[@kellylamb8760]

Lucky, I have 5 more years

[@jainasolo50]

Maya Fort One more month left to go, best of luck! (Make sure you get the right pair of shoes for your feet, that’s a mistake I’ve made far too many times)

[@isabelaguilar5175]

Congrats! I really hope you're doing great on pointe!!

[@markjones6710]

Brilliant and beautiful. Her movement is so fluid, that she is like mercury slipping through his fingers.

[@antheairenedevilliers1657]

The beauty of the music, the passion of the lovers, the tragedy of their fate! Tears the heart to pieces! Magnificent art!

[@littepoison]

2:40 this, the way he spun her around. How beautiful and fluid it looks. I'm obsessed

[@icarrus4u]

Quintessential Juliet! Wow! They’re fantastic together!

[@sabrinarose3569]

From 2:30 to 2:46 really blew my breath away! I don't know much about ballet but wow. Such passion. I'm amazed and inspired 🌹

[@jillgooner]

You dont have to know anything about ballet to see pure class and heavenly couple. They are both exceptionally talented. There is a lovely clip of him and his partner Maya dancing in a square in london outside hes got trainers on showing just what they can do in completely different surroundings and still look wonderfull.

[@littlemissladyoxo]

These videos should be 10M …the world needs to see this art. It’s incredible. She’s memorizing.

[@campbell9091]

And mesmerizing

[@larrykaufman8100]

I watch this at least once every other day.....still cry at the absolute beauty of these two dancers!

[@iwolff1177]

Feel so lucky to have seen them live. Compelling and enchanting.

[@cherylzane7215]

Magical performance I saw of them June 1st in London. The RB continues to show itself as one of the crown jewels of the ballet world.

[@stalbirdjessiah6457]

There is just something so-- Unique and Original---- about the Royal Ballet. There #1 in my book.

[@jennypetzing945]

Exquisite. One of my favourites and these dancers did their roles proud. What skills

[@michelliaherman7854]

Omg, they’re just so beautiful.

[@cynthiafletcher9845]

Their dancing brings out emotions in the audience and can remind us of our first very passionate love--complete abandonment!! Their artistry is breathtaking. C❤❤❤

[@henriettaanneeles490]

This is my favourite version of the bedroom pas de deux. Amazingly well done.

[@juli3836]

0:59 WOW! they are truly remarkable and moving

[@ishimoiishimwa351]

The chemistry was exceptional!

[@firstlady6530]

When I see them together, I am reminded of the incomparable Alessandra Ferri, prima ballerina assoluta, and Angel Corella........... the same magic. Exquisite lines, feet, expression and harmony. Simply sublime....

[@jillgooner]

Yep i agree. 2 of my favourite dancers. Very similar to ferri. Adorable. Rb has a lot of good home grown talent now and wonderful men like willliam bracewell and reece Clark. Im an old addict and have watched many incredible dancers come through but this is a particularly exciting period along with favourite ofcthe last 20 years Nunez who is still incredible.

[@annacarlajedras4311]

Yes I can see the Ferri class

[@barbaralemere5183]

They make a wonderful Romeo and Juliet. They are so in tune with each other.

[@ravenbones9808]

The choreography is insanely good omg it was so beautiful

[@maribelgonzalez8670]

Ballet, the dance of the body and the soul at the same time 🌹😊

[@FJMLAM]

It just doesn't get any better than this, does it. Sublime artistry - Sheer beauty

[@user-bn1hb3iw8t]

Everything about this is so perfect their dancing is so beautiful and spot on it’s like they are one person

[@Soupandsandwich]

they are both such beautiful dancers holy crap

[@pyewackettttt]

this is how ballet dancers have sex and you can’t tell me any different. anyway, beautiful performance! these dancers are the most in synch i’ve seen.

[@isabelaguilar5175]

Lmaoooo

[@emilyrose4859]

Listen, Fred Astaire once said that since his movies couldn't have love scenes, he made the dancing the love scenes. I absolutely think the same goes for ballet. This scene is a perfect example, as is the bedroom pas de deux in "Manon." It's one of the things I adore about ballet: how the dancers can convey the emotions that come with sex and love through a romantic pas de deux that is accessible for every audience.

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@@FallacyAsPraxis chill out john it’s a metaphor

[@chooseyourpoison5105]

@@FallacyAsPraxis Ok, yes, we all get that's it's a lot of hard work and obviously the dancers haven't really just had their wedding night - but it's the skill required to convey the illusion of the passion and emotion on display here, that we all appreciate and admire.

[@susanna6462]

I read that as bathroom pas de deux and was really confused

[@williamwoolhouse3702]

You must have been pissed !!!

[@dreamsteddybearsmaster]

Lol you two

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

Susanna Osinski interesting, such a shame that Kenneth MacMillan is no longer with us. His passionate pas de deuxs are so cool, I could well imagine a bathroom story 🙃🤣

[@raskullsshako]

lol

[@s02229]

Mathilde Wesendonck living in a city all I can think of is how are you gonna have the space for a ps de deux in the bedroom 😂

[@betina14ariane]

My favorite ballet dancers! 💖💖💖💖

[@fabiesque]

what a dream couple!!!! They really take you into a wonderful but sad journey. They are beautiful and sensitive and itelligent. The combo is priceless!

[@barbaralemere5183]

Yasmine Naghdi and Matthew Ball make a beautiful Romeo and Juliet. I love the Fonteyn and Nureyev version of course and in the 70's Leslie Collier and Anthony Dowell were wonderful too. I like the freshness of this couple, the intensity and connection between them is nice to watch.

[@FannyPlusvi]

This is how you should shoot a ballet. Without unnecessary cuts in the editing. The Royal Ballet is one of the few companies that knows how to do it. :-)

[@elyam2560]

Wow, marvelous. Yasmine is my new favorite. So much emotion, such a good acting. Brava!!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@glendagallardo5777]

Yasmine and Mathew you both are so gorgeous Artist! A pleasure to watch!!!! Wonderful Pas de Deux! Thank you!

[@sopranosd]

They are gorgeous together. She is exquisite - light as a feather and those liquid arms!

[@wendyjeanlogan8906]

The choreography was nothing like I had seen before and the execution beautiful. Thanks!

[@alainspiteri502]

There's a DVD Romeo by Paris-opera ballet coreo Noureev , Monique Louvière seems a Juliette very far from this here j abree

[@caroloutofheaven6577]

Beautiful indeed...

[@larrykaufman8100]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@armymoura7778]

What a wonderful performance.

[@Aubury]

I stumbled onto this by happenstance, its utter beauty, left me spell bound.

[@Steve-in-the-uk]

Perfection. Thank you for the hours of work you have done to make this performance simply breathtaking.

[@chiarajackson97]

They are sublime.

[@anahau755]

They're perfect.

[@larrykaufman8100]

Stunning dancers like liquid gold!

[@briannailitfreeman7657]

this is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen

[@nhacuoingo656]

So beautiful

[@user-jo3mm5vr4n]

Это просто ЧУДО! БРАВО!

[@JyotiSingh007]

Lovers ... Letting go and coming back, creating magic ...

[@katty.katerina]

Oh, how beautiful!

[@johnjp5883]

So beautiful!!

[@erpollock]

Notice the foreboding theme in the background that Prokofiev cleverly inserts - it tells us he must leave and this will end in tears. The music tells us, not the dancing.

[@alexisreve1]

Perfection!

[@sophiaunicorn]

Wow! So stunning

[@lemonsandwich.]

If only I could dance like that. How I'd love to be able to do ballet

[@alaska5958]

This is so beautiful

[@juanpablonicolasgiancola4042]

Maravillosooooo.....gracias gracias

[@liz.the.libra8]

I'm in love with these two gahhhhhhhhhh 🤗💖

[@mundanenames9752]

Perfect

[@Placebo4FutureHealthCare]

Human artistic wonders!

[@antonellalunesu]

It's so emotional! ❤️❤️❤️

[@reginapenarivera5338]

Beautiful

[@dsanchezbrett]

Matthew Ball, my favourite Romeo ever

[@rupertsfriend64]

Magical ❤️

[@zoeyandsummer]

What a beautiful performance! Exquisite! Blessings, love, light and prosperity in abundance to you and yours! 🙏🙌❤️☀️🌈✨✨✨✨

[@gianfrancaiulini4032]

Adorable ballet! No doubt! 🌷 🌷

[@jennyzhang7526]

I love the dress! oh my god!

[@7ajhubbell]

Thank you for sharing.

[@vilgra6049]

Greetings and respect from Zagreb

[@applepiez5607]

OMG THIS WAS SO MAGICAL !!! Idk anything about ballet but wow they were soo amazing !

[@vivianezm5485]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Perfect!! 😍😍

[@marie-lynnissa656]

i. love. naghdi. and. ball. together. PERIOD.

[@antonellapavone3879]

Formidabili e bellissimi. Tecnica perfetta, superlativa interpretazione, strettamente aderita ai movimenti andanti e armoniosi. Nessuna sbavatura! Perfetti. I migliori interpreti, delle nuove generazioni. EXCELLENT ‼️❤

[@alicekim8918]

My favorite Juliette. So expressive

[@stefanborkos]

prachtige beelden van elegantie en goede bewegingen

[@edwardswilliamsj]

Wow!!! Qué hermoso.

[@dianelindsay4695]

Be still my beating heart, so beautiful.

[@daphmumford]

Magic

[@wanjirunganga-gichuhi876]

Sublime !😇

[@m.x.b.9949]

Beautiful dancing

[@IgorRibeiroVilela]

Isso foi uma das coisas mais lindas que eu já assisti!

[@marichristian1072]

Absolutely liquid.

[@mikestoneking4992]

things will change being loved

[@nhacuoingo656]

Amazing

[@allone1799]

They both are like fluid.

[@anaxoxo2]

WOW😍

[@alyssatony3701]

her arabesque is to DIE for omg pls

[@winstonwaani7509]

ITS so cool

[@louizebraga]

SEM PALAVRASSSS

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Браво воздушно волшебно прекрасно браво

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