Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote (2016)

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Overview

Inspired by heroic stories of brave knights, Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful servant Sancho Panza set out on an adventure to meet his ideal woman, Dulcinea. Cervantes’ hero comes to life in the Bolshoi's critically acclaimed staging of this exalting performance. With panache and sparkling technique, principal dancers Ekaterina Krysanova and Semyon Chudin lead the spectacular cast of toreadors, flamenco dancers, gypsies, and dryads in virtuosic dancing that is quintessential Bolshoi. Captured live on April 10, 2016

Cast

• Ekaterina Krysanova as Kitri / Dulcinea
• Semyon Chudin as Basilio
• Alexei Loparevich as Don Quixote
• Roman Simachev as Sancho Panza
• Denis Medvedev as Gamache
• Ksenia Zhiganshina as Juanita
• Anna Okuneva as Piccilia
• Anna Tikhomirova as A Street Dancer / First Variation in Grand Pas
• Ruslan Skvortsov as Espada
• Kristina Karasyova as Mercedes

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