Romeo and Juliet (Cranko)

This article is about the Cranko ballet. For Kenneth MacMillan's ballet, see Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan). For Rudolf Nureyev's ballet, see Romeo and Juliet (Nureyev). For Sean Lavery's setting of the balcony scene, see Romeo and Juliet (Lavery). For Peter Martins' ballet, see Romeo + Juliet (ballet). For other uses, see Romeo and Juliet (disambiguation).

Romeo and Juliet
ChoreographerJohn Cranko
MusicSergei Prokofiev
Premiere1962
Stuttgart
Original ballet companyStuttgart Ballet
GenreNeoclassical ballet
Typeclassical ballet

Romeo and Juliet is ballet created by John Cranko to Sergei Prokofiev's eponymous score for the Stuttgart Ballet in 1962 and first seen in America in 1969. The Joffrey Ballet presented the first American production of Cranko's choreography in its 1984–1985 season, including performances in New York City at the New York State Theater and in Washington, D.C. at the Kennedy Center.