Friday 20 October 2023 | 19:00 |
Saturday 21 October 2023 | 13:00 |
Saturday 21 October 2023 | 18:30 |
Sunday 22 October 2023 | 13:00 |
Sunday 22 October 2023 | 18:30 |
Tuesday 24 October 2023 | 13:00 |
Friday 27 October 2023 | 14:00 |
Saturday 28 October 2023 | 13:00 |
Saturday 28 October 2023 | 18:30 |
Sunday 29 October 2023 | 14:00 |
Don Quixote | Music: Minkus, Ludwig (1826-1917) Choreography: Marius Petipa, Alexander Gorsky |
National Ballet of Japan | |
Matthew Rowe | Conductor |
Misato Tomita | Conductor |
Alexei Fadeyechev | Director |
Vyacheslav Okunev | Set Designer, Costume Designer |
Kozo Kaji | Lighting Designer |
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra |
This ballet, brimming with fun and vitality, is based on an episode from Cervantes' Don Quixote. It is a love story featuring the barber, Basilio, and the town girl, Kitri, which unfolds in bright, cheerful Barcelona.This popular program piece offers the beauty of classical ballet and character dancing in a rich variety of forms. Enjoy the full panoply of dramatic dance: Spanish dancing, with its distinctive accents, by bedazzlingly clad matadors and the girls of the town; the beautiful corps de ballet dancing in scenes from Don Quixote's dreams; and the final pas de deux danced with the utmost skill by the lovers in the final act. The National Ballet of Japan presents its rich line-up of soloists and its highly recognized corps de ballet in this much-loved classical work.