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Dec 5, 2023 · Date: 21st March to 24th April 2024. Inspired by Marius Petipa’s choreography, Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote is a true celebration of dance with a Spanish flavour. The soloists and the Corps de Ballet are carried away in ensembles and pas de deux to the strains of a spirited score.
As created by Nureyev himself in 1981, this version of the ballet Don Quixote has become one of the most beloved and admired productions in the world. Based on the classic Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes, this ballet adaptation tells the story of the titular Don Quixote: a knight errant who travels across Spain in the pursuit of heroic adventures, accompanied as always by his faithful ...
Description. Inspired by Marius Petipa’s choreography, Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote is a true celebration of dance with a Spanish flavour. The soloists and the Corps de Ballet are carried away in ensembles and pas de deux to the strains of a spirited score. Written in the 17 th century, Cervantes’ novel recounts the adventures of Don ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Minkus’s music – in its effervescent orchestration by John Lanchbery – brought a sense of ebullience and all the necessary Spanish colours to the dynamic movement we saw from the dancers in this revival of Don Quixote which did Rudolf Nureyev proud. Under American conductor Gavriel Heine, the Orchestra of the Paris National Opera sounded superb.
Mar 21, 2024 · Until April 24, 2024, the Opéra Bastille presents the ballet Don Quichotte, choreographed and directed by Rudolf Nureyev and inspired by Marius Petipa. Adapted from the novel by Cervantes, the ballet features the adventures of Don Quixote, an idealist who battles windmills and travels in the company of his squire Sancho Pança.
The ballet Don Quixote was first created by Marius Petipa in 1869 in Moscow. Inspired by Cervantes' novel, it recounts the loves of Kitri and Basilio. Rudolf Nureyev first danced Don Quixote at the Kirov Theatre in 1960 and it became one of his favourite roles. In 1966 he restaged it for the Vienna Opera Ballet.
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Dec 9, 2021 · In Nureyev’s wake, one film maker used Don Quixote as the vehicle for another narrative. Between 1955 and 1969, Orson Welles tried to adapt Cervantes’ novel. However, after numerous catastrophic episodes (including the death of the Spanish actor supposed to play the hero!), the film remained unfinished until 1992, when Jess Franco edited the rushes and added some visual effects.
