CHINA // OCTOBER 2016 (Day 13)

Greetings from Stuttgart! We’re back home now … here are the photos from our last day in Beijing:

The entrance of the huge theatre in Beijing

Louis Steins danced Benvolio in our last performance in Beijing, here before the performance with make up artist Samira Raedcher

Friedemann Vogel and Alicia Amatriain danced Romeo and Juliet in our last performance in Beijing

Alicia Amatriain as Juliet

Dramatic scene in the second act: Louis Stiens as Benvolio, Roman Novitzky as Tybalt, Pablo von Sternenfels as Mercutio and Friedemann Vogel as Romeo

Roman Novitzky as Tybalt; this time in front of the camera and not behind it

Paula Rezende, Roger Cuadrado, Ludovico Pace and Angelina Zuccarini

Alicia Amatriain and Friedemann Vogel

Bowing in front of the enthusiastic Bejing audience: Alicia Amatriain and Friedemann Vogel

Group photo: Angelika Bulfinsky with her group of supers in Beijing

Packing up after last the performance. Our technicians had to work through the night. Thanks to the whole crew for all their work!

CHINA // OCTOBER 2016 (Day 12)

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 …

A wonderful new couple: Hyo-Jung Kang as Juliet and Constantine Allen as Romeo

Selfie-Time in the dressing room: Pablo von Sternenfels with Johanna Doring, Alain Balloy (costume department) and Samira Raedcher (Make up department)

Hyo-Jung Kang doing her make-up before the performance and Jenny Drechsler-Vogel dressing her hair

Robert Robinson as Tybalt

The fatal moment in act two: Constantine Allen as Romeo, Pablo von Sternenfels as Mercutio and in the back Robert Robinson as Tybalt

Hyo-Jung Kang as Juliet and Constantine Allen as Romeo

Bows in front of a wonderful Beijing audience: Hyo-Jung Kang and Constantine Allen

CHINA // OCTOBER 2016 (Day 11)

Photos  from yesterday – our first performance on this tour in Beijing :)

The impressive National Center for the Performing Arts reflecting in the artifical lake

The star-crossed lovers in our first Beijing performance were David Moore as Romeo, Elisa Badenes as Juliet

The sword fight in the first act from a different perspective

Our supers in Beijing

David Moore as Romeo

Elisa Badenes waiting for her entry in the second act

Elisa Badenes as Juliet, David Moore as Romeo

Matteo Crockard-Villa as Tybalt, just before the end of the second act

Quick massage during the intermission: Katarzyna Kozielska with our physio therapist Matthias Knop

Elisa Badenes as Juliet, David Moore as Romeo

CHINA // OCTOBER 2016 (Day 7)

Some last impressions from Shanghai …

New meets old: Shanghai’s highest Building overlooking the old buildings near the Yu Garden.

Angelina Zuccarini as one of the gypsies in Romeo and Juliet.

Wedding scene: Alicia Amatriain and Constantine Allen as Romeo and Juliet in our last performance in Shanghai.

Alicia Amatriain, Hyo-Jung Kang and Robert Robinson watching the second act from the side of the stage.

Final applause for Alicia Amatriain and Constantine Allen.

Angelika Bulfinsky with our supers from Shanghai.

Angelika Bulfinsky with our supers from Shanghai.

Our boxes are waiting to be packed after the last performance in Shanghai to go onto the transporters to Beijing.

Until late in the night our technical staff prepared the boxes to travel to Beijing.

CHINA // OCTOBER 2016 (Day 6)

Times flies … Today is already our last day in Shanghai – and for the first time it’s also a bit sunny! At the performance last night, the audience was able to enjoy some debuts: David Moore danced Romeo for the first time, Adhonay Soares da Silva had his debut as Benvolio and in the orchestra pit Alina Godunov had her debut as conductor. Here are the new photos … :)

Company class on the stage of the Shanghai Grand Theatre

Barre with a view :)

David Moore before his Debut as Romeo

David Moore before his Debut as Romeo with the dresser Johanna Doring

Make up artist Jenny Drechsler-Vogel turning Elisa Badenes into Juliet

Elisa Badenes and Susanne Klein

David Moore as Romeo, Elisa Badenes as Juliet

David Moore as Romeo, Elisa Badenes as Juliet

David Moore as Romeo, Elisa Badenes as Juliet

The second act is about to start!

David Moore as Romeo

Sonia Santiago as Juliet’s nurse, Adhonay Soares da Silva as Benvolio and Robert Robinson as Mercutio

David Moore as Romeo, Elisa Badenes as Juliet

Melinda Witham as Lady Capulet and Matteo Crockard-Villa as the dead Tybalt

The carnival dancers: Agnes Su, Aurora de Mori, Fabio Adorisio and Matteo Miccini

David Moore as Romeo, Elisa Badenes as Juliet

Alina Godunov conducting the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra