Grupo Galpão’s Romeu e Julieta (1992), directed by Gabriel Villela, is an intercultural adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a production that intentionally draws on a range of popular practices such as street theatre, circus performance and the tradition of the commedia dell’arte, as well as on elements from the cultural imaginary of Minas Gerais in southeast Brazil.

Genres

Cast

Fernanda Vianna

Juliet (Julieta)

Eduardo Moreira

Romeo

Inês Peixoto

Lady Capulet (Sra. Capuleto)

Teuda Bara

Nurse (Ama)

Paulo André

Tybalt / Friar Laurence (Teobaldo / Frei Lourenço)

Júlio Maciel

Benvolio (Benvólio)