| Other author/creator | Acosta, Carlos, 1973- choreographer, stage director, performer. |
| Other author/creator | MacGibbon, Ross film director. |
| Other author/creator | Yates, Martin, 1958- conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Ballet performer. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, performer. |
| Uniform title | Don Quixote (Choreographic work : Acosta after Petipa, M) |
| Abstract |
Carlos Acosta's first venture directing one of ballet's 19th century classics was eagerly anticipated, as was his own starring role in the production (as Basilio), opposite the Argentinian Royal Ballet principal Marianela Nuñez (Kitri). Packed cinemas for the live relay, as well as sold-out houses for his performances, testified to the draw the great Cuban dancer still exerts - and the audiences were not disappointed. Still built on Petipa's original choreography, Acosta's clear dramatic structure and vivid stage action gave the 'boy gets girl despite her father' story a more convincing air than usual, with Don Quixote's parallel obsession with Dulcinea-Kitri coherently woven into the plot. Acosta's and Nuñez's performances were peerless, Tim Hatley's stage designs vivid and apposite, and this production is surely destined to be a perennial Royal Ballet favourite. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed November 20, 2017). |
| Performer |
Principal dancers, Marianela Nuñez, Carlos Acosta, Christopher Saunders, Philip Mosley, Ryoichi Hirano, Laura Morera, Bennet Gartside, Gary Avis, Christina Arestis, Yuhui Choe, Beatriz Stix-Brunell, Valeri Hristov, Johannes Stepanek, Itziar Mendizabal, Thomas Whitehead, Melissa Hamilton, Elizabeth Harrod, Kristen McNally ; Royal Ballet ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; conductor, Martin Yates. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Royal Opera House (Covent Garden). |
| Language | Interviews in English. |
| Issued in other form | Original version: 809478071433 |
| Genre/form | Filmed ballets. |
| Genre/form | Ballets (Music) |
