{"id":59518,"date":"2025-02-03T12:09:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T12:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/?p=59518"},"modified":"2026-04-16T07:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:21:50","slug":"who-is-romeo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/who-is-romeo\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO IS ROMEO?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><strong>Louis Musin, soloist with the Hamburg Ballet <\/strong>on Shakespeare\u2019s iconic, tragic character, one of the ultimate romantic heroes<\/h6>\n<p><em>Not everyone knows who the most memorable characters in the dance world are. In each issue, we talk with a dancer of a renowned ballet company to find out the who&#8217;s who among the most famous and iconic figures in ballet<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">A Column by Alessandro BIZZOTTO<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>At the beginning of the ballet, Romeo does not know what love is. He does not understand what it truly means to fall in love with someone, and in that sense, he is very innocent,<\/strong>\u201d Louis Musin tells me as we begin discussing the male lead in <em>Romeo and Juliet<\/em> and I ask how he would describe him. \u201c<strong>In the first part of Act One, he has this idea of a relationship with Rosalind \u2013 a very playful one, nothing serious. For him, it seems fulfilling enough to pursue a beautiful, well-respected woman, and in his eyes that is love. He leads a carefree life, enjoying himself with his friends, but then he attends the ball and meets Juliet. The moment he sees her, everything changes completely \u2013 John Neumeier has always tried to make me understand this pivotal moment. It is when everything shifts. It\u2019s almost as if Romeo no longer knows how to act, as these feelings are far stronger than anything he has ever experienced. Romeo and Juliet share an intense, youthful, na\u00efve love. I mean, they meet and marry almost immediately! Their love is so all-consuming that they are willing to give up everything \u2013 their families, their futures, even their own lives in the end \u2013 for each other.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-59522 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Louis-Musin-as-Romeo-\u00a9-Kiran-West-Kopie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Louis-Musin-as-Romeo-\u00a9-Kiran-West-Kopie.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Louis-Musin-as-Romeo-\u00a9-Kiran-West-Kopie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Louis-Musin-as-Romeo-\u00a9-Kiran-West-Kopie-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Louis-Musin-as-Romeo-\u00a9-Kiran-West-Kopie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Louis-Musin-as-Romeo-\u00a9-Kiran-West-Kopie-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 Kiran West<\/p>\n<div class=\"ihc-locker-wrap\"><div  class='ihc_locker_2'><div class='lock_content'><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Imagine_website_Digital_Exklusiv.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Weiterlesen mit Digital+<\/h2>\n<p>Alle Formate in einem ABO.<br \/>\nBequem auf Ihrem mobilen Endger\u00e4t Ihrer Wahl.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alle Artikel online lesen<\/li>\n<li>Zugang zum ePaper<\/li>\n<li>Zugang zum Online-Archiv von Dance for You<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Jetzt digital freischalten!<\/h4>\n<\/div><div class='lock_buttons'>\n  <!-- Login Form - Start -->\n  <div class=\"ihc-login-form-wrap ihc-login-template-11\">\n      <form method=\"post\" id=\"ihc_login_form\">\n          <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ihcaction\" value=\"login\" \/>\n          <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ihc_login_nonce\" value=\"34bffd8d96\" \/>\n\n          \n                    <!-- Username field -->\n          <div class=\"impu-form-line-fr\">\n              <i class=\"fa-ihc fa-username-ihc\"><\/i>\n              <input type=\"text\" value=\"\" name=\"log\" id=\"iump_login_username\" placeholder=\"Username\"\/>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- End of username field -->\n          \n                    <!-- Password field -->\n          <div class=\"impu-form-line-fr\">\n              <i class=\"fa-ihc fa-pass-ihc\"><\/i>\n              <input type=\"password\" value=\"\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"iump_login_password\" placeholder=\"Password\"\/>\n              <span  class=\"ihc-hide-login-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n                <\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- End of Password field -->\n          \n          \n          <!-- Remember me checkbox -->\n                    <div class=\"impu-remember-wrapper\">\n              <input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"forever\" name=\"rememberme\" class=\"impu-form-input-remember\" \/>\n              <span class=\"impu-form-label-remember\">Remember Me<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n                    <!-- End of remember me --->\n\n          <!-- Additional links -->\n                        <div class=\"impu-form-links-pass\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/lost-password\/\">Lost your password?<\/a><\/div>\n                    <!-- End of Aditional links -->\n\n          <div class=\"ihc-clear\"><\/div>\n\n          <!-- captcha -->\n                    <!-- end of captcha -->\n\n          <!-- Submit bttn -->\n                        <div class=\"impu-form-line-fr impu-form-submit\">\n                  <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Log In\" name=\"Submit\"  class=\"button button-primary button-large\"\/>\n              <\/div>\n                    <!-- End of Submit bttn -->\n\n          <!-- Social -->\n                    <!-- End of Social -->\n\n          <!-- Additional links -->\n                        <div class=\"impu-form-links\">\n                <div class=\"impu-form-links-reg\">Don&#039;t have an account? 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