Kirov Ballet - Don Quixote
For the first time since its formation in the 18th century, productions from the Mariinsky Ballet (commonly known by its former Soviet name The Kirov Ballet) come to the big screen in high definition.
The most well-known and resilient adaptation of Don Quixote is that of Russian choreographer, Marius Petipa, that first premiered in 1869. Alexander Gorsky revitalized the work in a 1902 performance including the famous Anna Pavlova, who danced the role of the street dancer and eventually was responsible for bringing the piece to the West in 1924. The ballet became a staple of the Moscow Bolshoi Ballet and Leningrad Kirov Ballet's repertoire and was regularly modified as it was restaged.
Don Quixote is a ballet known for its colorful characters that portray their personalities and emotions through distinct choreography. Petipa's version of Don Quixote, to the music of Minkus, is the standard ballet version of the tale and features the popular virtuoso pas de deux that has been performed countless times as a concert piece.
"Sensationally spirited…classical ballet at its most free and joyous!" San Francisco Chronicle
Kirove Ballet - Don Quixote, screening at the ODEON cinema Panton Street.
The most well-known and resilient adaptation of Don Quixote is that of Russian choreographer, Marius Petipa, that first premiered in 1869. Alexander Gorsky revitalized the work in a 1902 performance including the famous Anna Pavlova, who danced the role of the street dancer and eventually was responsible for bringing the piece to the West in 1924. The ballet became a staple of the Moscow Bolshoi Ballet and Leningrad Kirov Ballet's repertoire and was regularly modified as it was restaged.
Don Quixote is a ballet known for its colorful characters that portray their personalities and emotions through distinct choreography. Petipa's version of Don Quixote, to the music of Minkus, is the standard ballet version of the tale and features the popular virtuoso pas de deux that has been performed countless times as a concert piece.
"Sensationally spirited…classical ballet at its most free and joyous!" San Francisco Chronicle
Kirove Ballet - Don Quixote, screening at the ODEON cinema Panton Street.
Runtime: 160 min
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