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.
as Kitri
as Basilio
as Don Quixote
as Sancho Panza
as Espada
as Mercedes
as Gamache
as Lorenzo
as Queen of the Dryads
as Amour
as Dulcinea
as Kitri's friend
as Kitri's friend
as Matador
as Matador
as Gypsy couple and fandango couple
as Tavern girl
