Details

Based on the original tale by Cervantes. The ballet follows the adventures of Kitri, the adventurous peasant girl, who runs off to a gypsy encampment with her sweetheart, the local barber Basilio, rather than follow her father's wish that she marry the outrageously silly, but wealthy Gamache. After romantic and comic complications including a sword-fight, tilting at the windmill and a moonlit pas de deux, chivalrous Don Quixote resourcefully ensures a happy ending.

Cast/Performers

Marianela Nunez (Kitri), Carlos Acosta (Basilio)

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Minkus, Martin Yates (arrangement and orchestration)
Company(s): Royal Ballet Company, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Choreographer(s): Marius Petipa (original choreography), Carlos Acosta (this production)
Design: Tim Hatley
Lighting: Hugh Vanstone
Conductor: Martin Yates