Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet takes Shakespeare's timeless tragedy to a prison-like institute in the near future and adopts a creative interpretation of the story. Bourne had the original score recomposed and used various instruments to different parts, says Monique Jonas, who plays Juliet in the show, before the premiere in Shanghai on Wednesday. "I think Matthew is really great …
Five stage productions by British choreographer Matthew Bourne — Swan Lake, The Red Shoes, Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet and The Car Man, are now screening on Chinese online streaming platform Tencent Video as part of an online screening series co-launched by Beijing-based ATW Culture Media Ltd. It won the 1996 Laurence Olivier Award for the best new dance production and …