Not only is acostas first production for the company a test of his. A puppet show is presented during which don quixote believes the heroine to be dulcinea and the marionettes as soldiers attacking her. Playing on don quixote s desires, the gypsies trick him into believing that the chief is a king. The two pairs of pursuers arrive at a gypsy camp, but kitri and basilio have already left. The 2019 live cinema series continues at gesa power house theatre with screenings of the current royal ballet production of don quixote at 2 p. The royal ballet s marianela nunez and vadim muntagirov in rehearsal for act iii of coppelia. Royal opera house don quixote act i finale marianela. Part 1 of new ballet series the victims of the evil mariinsky spell maria adzhamova. Don quixote introduces us to cervantes famous knight himself, lovers kitri and basilio, and a host of supporting.
Carlos acostas production was created for the royal ballet in 20 and it brings the sunshine of spain and the exuberance of the entire company to the stage. So how has the royal ballet managed to make it feel so fresh and alive. Don quixote, a valiant and eccentric old gentleman, lies ill at his castle in barcelona, surrounded by dustcovered books, which he has been reading tales of the gallant knighterrant. Birmingham royal ballet s director carlos acosta promises entertainment for all ages when he brings an explosion of spanish sunshine, spectacular dance and vivacious comedy to the birmingham hippodrome stage this june. The royal ballets don quixote at the kennedy center. There is a terrific hunger to its don quixote, which opened. Matthew golding born 1985 is a canadian ballet dancer and was a principal dancer with the royal ballet and a principal with the dutch national ballet het nationale ballet in amsterdam, the netherlands.
His athletic grace has won him fans wherever he has performed, and his. Carlos acosta, dance star, to lead birmingham royal ballet. The 2019 live cinema series continues at gesa power house theatre with a screening of the current royal ballet production of don quixote on wednesday, march 20 at 6. Sunny, charming, funny and touching don quixote is a ballet as full of uplifting emotion as it is of astonishing ballet technique. The royal ballet dances carlos acostas don quixote through sunday afternoon, june 14, 2015 in the opera house at the john f. O n the face of it, the decision by the royal ballet to commission a new production of don quixote from carlos acosta is a strange one. He dreams of the lady dulcinea, heroine of one of the stories, and in his delirium, vows to save her from her persecutors. Mozarts opera cosi fan tutte in full the royal opera royal opera house.
The royal ballet first tackled don quixote nearly 70 years ago, but it has never seemed entirely comfortable with petipas pop and crackle 19thcentury showcase. Don quixote act i finale marianela nunez and carlos acosta, the royal ballet duration. Don quixote the ballet story, characters, and performances. Carlos acosta dancing a scene from don quixote in 2016 in london. Don quixote cupid variation anna rose osullivan, the. Carlos acosta invites the fiesta, but a little sexiness wouldnt go amiss. Not only is tetsuya kumakawa the greatest ever japanese ballet dancer, he is one of the best the world has ever seen. Neither of the recent stagings anthony dowells in 1993. The royal ballet is returning to chicago this summer after a 37year hiatus with carlos acostas production of don quixote at the auditorium theatre.