On April 20 in Sergey Prokofiev's ballet "Romeo and Juliette" as Romeo for the first time will step on the stage the soloist of the theatre, the owner of number of awards, the participant of the television project "Big Ballet" Yury Kudryavtsev.

"Romeo performed by Yura has turned out very touching, – the artistic director of the ballet of the theatre Natalya Matus-Marchuk says. – He suits this role, think, it will be very interesting image".

"Romeo and Juliette" is among the best ballets of the 20th century. Probably, any domestic ballet can't brag of such quantity of the most interesting scenic images, first-class not only from the point of view of choreography, but also acting skills. It is absolutely new type of the ballet performance. Prokofiev has carried out in him synthesis of the drama, music and choreography.

The ballet "Romeo and Juliette" is one of the most considerable interpretations of the Shakespearean tragedy about love of the young man and girl from two conflicting ancient clans.

This work of Prokofiev has difficult destiny. The music written for the short time has been first not accepted by the listeners who have counted it unacceptable for the ballet embodiment and has seriously puzzled directors. The Bolshoi Theatre where as it was supposed the premiere will take place had refused statement.

In 1939 the ballet master L. Lavrovsky has started to work on statement of "Romeo and Juliette" at the Leningrad state theater named after Kirov. Work went difficult. The address to Shakespeare was a courageous step of choreography, and realization of so difficult philosophical and drama ideas means of dance seemed impossible. For actors music was new and unusual that quite often caused disputes with the composer. But the spent efforts have been rewarded at the premiere which has caused unanimous admiration both the audience, and critics.

All thinnest psychological movements of human soul are transferred in this work with an accuracy … Poetry of love of Romeo and Juliette, humour and Mercutio's mischief, naiveté of the Wet nurse, Lorenzo's wisdom, fury and Tibald's cruelty, festive and violent color of the Italian streets, tenderness of morning dawn and dramatic nature of scenes of death – all this is embodied with a huge expressive force.

As Juliette will step on the stage of the Krasnoyarsk theatre this evening Yury Kudryavtsev's partner of the project "The big ballet" the leading soloist of the ballet Ekaterina Bulgutova.