Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Marianela NúñezKitri

Carlos AcostaBasilio

Christopher SaundersDon Quixote

Philip MosleySancho Panza

Ryoichi HiranoEspada

Laura MoreraMercedes

Bennet GartsideGamache

Gary AvisLorenzo

Melissa HamiltonQueen of the Dryads

Elizabeth HarrodAmour

Christina ArestisDulcinea

Yuhui ChoeKitri's friend