Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)
2014Carlos 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.
Acted in
Marianela Núñez
as Kitri
Carlos Acosta
as Basilio
Christopher Saunders
as Don Quixote
Philip Mosley
as Sancho Panza
Ryoichi Hirano
as Espada
Laura Morera
as Mercedes
Bennet Gartside
as Gamache
Gary Avis
as Lorenzo
Melissa Hamilton
as Queen of the Dryads
Elizabeth Harrod
as Amour
Christina Arestis
as Dulcinea
Yuhui Choe
as Kitri's friend
Beatriz Stix-Brunell
as Kitri's friend
Valeri Hristov
as Matador
Johannes Stepanek
as Matador
Itziar Mendizabal
as Gypsy couple and fandango couple
Kristen McNally
as Tavern girl