William Shakespeare

Introduces the viewer to 12 common words that can be found within the rich context of classic poems and the beauty of nature. This is accompanied by colorful images and the music of Ludwig van Beethoven.

This musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of the rivalry of two street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets, in New York of the 1950s. A young woman who is sister to the Sharks leader has her first taste of love with the former head of the Jets.

Baz Luhrmann's unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story, with the setting moved from Renaissance-era Verona to modern-day southern California.