MIKHAILOVSKY BALLET In NY. Curtain call in DQ with Natalia Osipova & Ivan Vasiliev 11.23.14

Music: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky. The production also features choreography by Nina Anisimova, Igor Belsky,
Robert Gerbek, Kasyan Goleyzovsky and Fyodor Lopukhov
Staging: Mikhail Messerer
Set and Costume Design: Vyacheslav Okunev
Lighting Design: Alexander Kibitkin
Don Quixote is a renowned ballet in the Russian repertoire. It portrays a fantasy of an everlastingly sunny Spain. One of the most lively and joyful ballets in existence, it is not an adaptation of Cervantes’ famous novel, but an independent choreographic work by Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky, based on the novel’s themes. The ballet is staged to the music of Ludwig Minkus, and tells the tale of a decrepit old nobleman’s unsuccessful attempt to woo a young maiden and his inability to compete in love with his younger rival, an inventive and relentless poor barber. In 2012, the Mikhailovsky production was given a facelift by Ballet Master in Chief Mikhail Messerer. The Times wrote about the Mikhailovsky production: “Incredibly fresh and vibrant, it's a lusty rom-com whose exuberance is overwhelming and its attention to character a treat”.