Slowly our China tour is coming to an end. Last night was the second of three performances in Beijing. Hyo-Jung Kang and Constantine Allen who danced together for the first time as Romeo and Juliet were a beautiful couple and were celebrated by an amazing audience! Tonight is already our last performance at the China National Center of the Performing Arts after which we will have a short night before we start our trip back to Stuttgart …
Hyo-Jung Kang as Juliet and Constantine Allen as Romeo
Bows in front of a wonderful Beijing audience: Hyo-Jung Kang and Constantine Allen
Robert Robinson as Tybalt
A wonderful new couple: Hyo-Jung Kang as Juliet and Constantine Allen as Romeo
The fatal moment in act two: Constantine Allen as Romeo, Pablo von Sternenfels as Mercutio and in the back Robert Robinson as Tybalt
Yesterday was a full day for all of us at the National Center for the Performing Arts with a stage rehearsal in the evening …
The dancers arriving at the theatre.
Hyo-Jung Kang and Constantine Allen in the rehearsal with Tamas Detrich
Hyo-Jung Kang and Constantine Allen in the rehearsal
Elisa Ghisalberti, Ayaka Fuji, Maria Betoret
Rehearsal in the studio with Hyo-Jung Kang (Juliet) and Sonia Santiago (Juliet’s Nurse) and the ballet masters: Yseult Lendvai, Tamas Detrich, Thierry Michel
Hyo-Jung Kang and Constantine Allen in the rehearsal
Hyo-Jung Kang and Constantine Allen in the rehearsal
If you have wished us toi toi toi for yesterday’s performance, you did a really great job, because we had a wonderful first show in Shanghai … But enough words – we let the photos tell you more about last night – and give you a little preview for this evening’s performance in which our Principal Dancer David Moore will have his debut as Romeo with Elisa Badenes as Juliet …
Still empty: The auditorium of the Shanghai Grand Theatre before the performance
Taking a little rest: Matteo Miccini and Timoor Ashfar
“Fum with make up”: Pablo von Sternefels an Alexander Mc Gowan
Alicia Amatriain putting on her pointe shoes before the performance
Constantine Allen danced Romeo in the first performance
Balcony pas de deux: Alicia Amatriain as Juliet, Constantine Allen as Romeo
Balcony pas de deux: Alicia Amatriain as Juliet, Constantine Allen as Romeo
Constantine Allen as Romeo
Quick changes during the performance in the costume tent backstage
Especially the children in the audience enjoyed the clowns in the second act: Fabio Adorisio, Katarzyna Kozielska, Paula Rezende, Roger Cuadrado
Robert Robinson as Tybalt
Pablo von Sternenfels as Mercutio, Robert Robinson as Tybalt, in the back: Constantine Allen as Romeo and Louis Stiens as Benvolio
The lily girls
Rehearsal for our second performance: Elisa Badenes as Juliet and David Moore as Romeo
Rehearsal for our second performance: Robert Robinson as Mercutio, Magdalena Dziegielewska as gypsy
Rehearsal for our second performance: Elisa Badenes as Juliet and David Moore as Romeo
Rehearsal for our second performance: Elisa Badenes as Juliet and David Moore as Romeo
Stage rehearsal for our second performance: Elisa Badenes as Juliet and David Moore as Romeo
Stage rehearsal for our second performance: David Moore as Romeo and Matteo Crockard-Villa as Tybalt
Yesterday we had our first stage rehearsal with the Orchestra – the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra – in the theatre. Before the rehearsal there was a small press meeting in the theatre’s ballet studio with Reid Anderson and our Principal Dancers Alicia Amatriain and Constantine Allen who will be dancing the title roles in Romeo and Juliet tonight in our first performance in Shanghai. Now keep your fingers crossed and toi toi toi for tonight! You will hear from us soon – until then, take a look at yesterday’s photos …
Reid Anderson, Alicia Amatriain and Constantine Allen: Meeting with the local press
The costumes are ready for the rehearsal
Robert Robinson before the stage rehearsal
Pretending to take a nap :) Stefan Fuge from the costume department (with Johanna Doring and Robert Robinson)
“Posing” in the dressing room: Matteo Miccini, Noan Alves, Allessandro Giaquinto, Rogert Cuadrado and Fabio Adorisio
Adam Russell-Jones before the stage call
Alicia Amatriain just before the stage rehearsal
Ballet master Rolando D’Alesio alias Lord Capulet
Magdalena Dziegielewska, Ami Morita and Katarzyna Kozielska
The ballet masters giving corrections
Nice view into the auditorium of the Shanghai Grand Theatre
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