Romeo and Juliet - Like, Don’t mind, Hate

[skylark]

I like Hubbell and Donohue's R&J because they make me really think about the story and they make me believe it. Love H/D's intensity and sexiness.

I like Junhwan Cha's R&J because he really showed himself and his personality in that program. And it was surprising, the first time ... and after the first time, I still loved it because it was so different from most R&Js.

 

[Amei]

nobody mentioned my favourite... Han Yan's .... i liked Cha's as well...
I have vague memories of Cohen... so i would need to watch it again...

all the others : BLEH

here is my favorite of Sasha Cohen's Romeo & Juliet, this was when she performed it as an exhibition:

 

[4everchan]

timeless!

 

[lurkz2]

My all time favorite is Gordeeva and Grinkov, it's just too bad she was having growth issues that season. But their Euros performance was great.

Gordeeva & Grinkov (URS) - 1990 European Figure Skating Championships, Pairs' Free Skate

Leningrad, Russia, UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS - 1990 European Figure Skating Championships, Pairs' Free Skate - Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinko...

youtu.be

 

[Fourleaf Clover]

Love: Hanyu's R&J 1.0 (that ROAR!!)
Sasha Cohen

Don't mind : Junliet and many others

Meh : Sasha Trusova, Bradie Tennel and Hanyu's 2.0 (though I love the ina bauer)

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

There have been some really good programs with Romeo and Juliet (see above), but it's too overused now, especially in juniors. This is one warhorse that doesn't need anymore use. I feel like a lot of the potential for variation has already been done by other skaters.

 

[esteticlove]

Savchenko/Massot's gala program.

 

[yume]

Favorites
Yuzuru Hanyu 2011-2012 FS for the intensity.
Denis Ten 2015-2016 SP for the originality

Don’t Mind
Anything else.

 

[rugbyfan]

I find this so weird a question because the different composers are so different that I don't think of it as the same thing. I think Anassina and Peizerat do a good job of R and J but I have never liked Prokofiev so I find the programme difficult to like. Hanyu's music is much easier and it is a wonder of a programme - would definitely be on my love list. Just rewatched Cohen and she is Juliet but I don't think I am in any way comparing like for like which is may be why I haven't thought of R and J as a warhorse in the same way as e.g POTO

 

[Lunalovesskating]

Like:
Marin Honda's
Sasha Cohen's
Junhwan Cha
Kaganovskaya/Angelopol

Don't Mind:
Aliona Kostornaia's R&J

Hate:
Bradie Tennel's
Hubbel/Donahue's
Daria Usacheva's

 

[Lamente Ariane]

I agree it’s a little tricky to answer this one because there’s so many pieces of music called Romeo and Juliet that get used in skating. For example, I really liked Deniss Vasiljevs FS and Junhwan Cha’s... but they each used completely unrelated cuts that happened to be on the same theme.

I do strongly dislike Kissing You and tend to think less of most cuts that include it, and I’m a little burnt out on Zeffirelli’s score though I think Sasha Cohen’s is probably the best version of that one for me. Prokofiev is probably my favorite so I did like Anissina/Peizerat’s FD a lot.

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

I have to add that I too liked Han Yan's. And also Klimova/Ponomarenko's.

 

[Imagine]

Worship: Sasha Cohen's definitive Romeo and Juliet.

Don't Mind: Everyone else's, although I do prefer Nino Rota's score.

Hate: Yulia's 2014-2015 program. Not because I have a problem with the program itself per se, but because of everything that happened to her that season.

 

[Bluediamonds09]

Hate!
**when using the same exact pieces everybody else uses. Isn't the ballet 3 hours? Doesn't each of the 5+ films have a 1 1/2 hour soundtrack? More than enough music to go around.

 

[Nightcrawler]

The question is: WHICH Romeo and Juliet?
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Fantasy Overture? LOVE
- Sergei Prokoviev's music to the ballet? LOVE
- Nino Rota's music to Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film? LOVE
- The soundtrack to the Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film (namely, Kissing You)? HATE
- Craig Armstrong's score to the same film? INDIFFERENT
- The soundtrack to the 2013 film composed by Abel Korzeniowski? LOVE

So, I generally don't mind everyone who uses any of the above music scores minus the songs. Kovaříková&Novotny, Anissina&Peizerat, Fusar Poli&Margaglio, Sasha Cohen, Totmianina&Marinin, Yuzuru Hanyu, Polischuk&Vakhnov, etc. I do consider them dated and if I were judging and music were the deciding factor, these skaters would be on the losing end on artistry alone.
I hate the latest trend of using horrible cuts that highlight the dissonance of pieces that should never be used together and are presented under the general theme "Romeo and Juliet". (Bradie Tennell, Sasha Trusova, Daria Usachova). We need to retire this trend ASAP!

 

[skatesofgold]

Love: Sasha Cohen and Alena Kostornaia

Don’t Mind: everyone else

 

[Lota]

The question is: WHICH Romeo and Juliet?
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Fantasy Overture? LOVE
- Sergei Prokoviev's music to the ballet? LOVE
- Nino Rota's music to Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film? LOVE
- The soundtrack to the Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film (namely, Kissing You)? HATE
- Craig Armstrong's score to the same film? INDIFFERENT
- The soundtrack to the 2013 film composed by Abel Korzeniowski? LOVE

But there is one more! The 2001 French musical "Roméo et Juliette: de la Haine à l'Amour" As demonstrated by Volosozhar/Trankov in their EX here.

Of course, there's also their official competition version (Prokofiev) here. Not necessarily the best "Romeo and Juliet" program, but man, what an introduction to them as a new Pair to the international scene

 

[elektra blue]

favourite: none whatsoever

don't mind: i don't know usually i press the mute button before it starts

hate: each and everyone

 

[QueenOfTheRoad]

Loved Kulik‚ s program, such a pity they changed the program for the Gershwin one in the Olympic season!

 

[Nightcrawler]

But there is one more! The 2001 French musical "Roméo et Juliette: de la Haine à l'Amour" As demonstrated by Volosozhar/Trankov in their EX here.

Of course, there's also their official competition version (Prokofiev) here. Not necessarily the best "Romeo and Juliet" program, but man, what an introduction to them as a new Pair to the international scene

I didn't know about that! Thank you!