Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet) (2014)
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 Marianella Nuñez (Kitri). 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.
Director: Ross MacGibbon
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Marianela Núñez as Kitri |
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Carlos Acosta as Basilio |
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Christopher Saunders as Don Quixote |
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Philip Mosley as Sancho Panza |
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Ryoichi Hirano as Espada |
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Laura Morera as Mercedes |
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Bennet Gartside as Gamache |
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Gary Avis as Lorenzo |
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Melissa Hamilton as Queen of the Dryads |
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Elizabeth Harrod as Amour |
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Christina Arestis as Dulcinea |
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Yuhui Choe as Kitri's friend |
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Beatriz Stix-Brunell as Kitri's friend |
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Valeri Hristov as Matador |
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Johannes Stepanek as Matador |
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Itziar Mendizabal as Gypsy couple and fandango couple |
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Kristen McNally as Tavern girl |
| Crew | Carlos Acosta | Choreographer |
| Crew | Marius Petipa | Choreographer |
| Directing | Ross MacGibbon | Director |
| Sound | Ludwig Minkus | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Martin Yates | Conductor |
| Lighting | Hugh Vanstone | Lighting Design |
| Writing | Miguel de Cervantes | Original Story |
