Based on Cervantes’s celebrated novel Don Quixote, this ballet was first performed at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow in 1869 with choreography by Marius Petipa. This joyful story takes place in Spain, a country blessed by the southern European sun. Colorfully dressed dancers display high levels of dancing techniques, and many elements of Spanish folk dances, which Petipa loved dearly, are included in his choreography. The ballet Don Quixote is well worth seeing.

The NNTT invited Alexei Fadeyechev, the then Artistic Director of the Bolshoi Ballet, to produce Don Quixote and premiered this new production in March 1999. His direction, which was faithful to the spirit of Petipa’s original choreography and yet placed emphasis on the ballet’s common touch befitting the present day, was well received by the audience. Since then, the ballet has spread cheer throughout the broad Opera House every time there has been a repeat performance.
This exciting production will return to the Opera House. This year marks the 400th anniversary of the first publication of Cervantes’s novel. Audiences are sure to enjoy the development of the witty and refined story of Don Quixote, which will conclude the 2004/2005 season, a season that has featured a full array of works choreographed by Petipa.

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