Registration is required
Register at: https://taliesinartscentre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873590229
This event is part of the Taliesin Arts Centre series
To: 24 Feb 2019, 4:45 p.m.
Location: Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University, Singleton Park, SA2 8PZ, Swansea
Royal Opera House Live
The Royal Ballet
'Don Quixote'
Ballet in a prologue and three acts
Choreography Carlos Acosta after Marius Petipa
Music Ludwig Minkus
Arranged and orchestrated by Martin Yates
Love and friendship triumph in Carlos Acosta’s vibrant production of this dazzling ballet.
Cervantes’s story of the bumbling knight Don Quixote has inspired countless artistic interpretations. Marius Petipa choreographed this sparkling ballet about the encounters of the man from La Mancha and his faithful squire Sancho Panza. At its heart are virtuoso roles for the lovers Basilio and Kitri.
Carlos Acosta chose this joyful classic for his first production for The Royal Ballet. His vibrant staging brings together the whole Company in such roles as exuberant villagers, passionate gypsies and even fantasy owers. The story follows Don Quixote’s picaresque journey to do deeds in honour of his imaginary noble lady, Dulcinea. Sunny, charming, funny and touching – Don Quixote is a ballet as full of uplifting emotion as it is of astonishing ballet technique.
Approximate running time: 2 hrs 45 mins (including one interval)
Sunday 24 February 2pm
Contact: Faustine Verger (Email: f.a.verger@swansea.ac.uk) - Telephone: 01792295438
Website: https://www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk/en/taliesin-broadcast.htm?id=57819
Event created by: f.a.verger