▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁It ▁featured ▁sets ▁by ▁Py otr ▁V ily ams ▁and ▁star red ▁Gal ina ▁U lan ova ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Jul iet ▁and ▁Konst antin ▁Serge ye v ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Rome o . ▁Lav rov sky ' s ▁production ▁is ▁widely ▁recognized ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁examples ▁of ▁the ▁dr amb alet ▁genre ▁in ▁Soviet ▁Theater . ▁Lav rov sky ' s ▁ch ore ography ▁for ▁the ▁bal let ▁is ▁highly ▁dram atic ▁and ▁largely ▁real istic , ▁closely ▁he wing ▁to ▁the ▁mot ions ▁taken ▁by ▁stage ▁actors ▁and ▁mostly ▁es ch ew ing ▁traditional ▁bal let ▁di vert iss ements . ▁ ▁Bol sh oi ▁Theater ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁largely ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet , ▁Lav rov sky ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁head ▁bal let ▁master ▁for ▁the ▁Bol sh oi ▁Theater ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁he ▁rest aged ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet ▁for ▁the ▁Bol sh oi . ▁For ▁this ▁production , ▁which ▁also ▁star red ▁U lan ova , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁St alin ▁Prize , ▁first ▁class . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet ▁was ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁full - length ▁film , ▁st arring ▁Gal ina ▁U lan ova ▁and ▁Y uri ▁Z hd an ov . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Bol sh oi , ▁Lav rov sky