The Royal Ballet: Don Quixote

BBC Four

Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 25^th Dec 2013, 20:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 25^th Dec 2013, 20:00 on BBC Four HD

Dance adaptation of the novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Choreographer Carlos Acosta brings to life the adventures of the bumbling knight Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza. Show more

Contributors

Choreographer:: Carlos Acosta
Music:: Ludwig Minkus
Music Arranger:: Martin Yates
Orchestrator:: Martin Yates
Conductor:: Martin Yates
Lighting:: Hugh Vanstone
Set Designer:: Tim Hatley
Director:: Ross MacGibbon
Don Quixote:: Christopher Saunders
Sancho Panza:: Philip Mosley
Lorenzo:: Gary Avis
Kitri:: Marianela Núñez
Basilio:: Carlos Acosta
Gamache:: Bennet Gartside
Espada:: Ryoichi Hirano
Mercedes:: Laura Morera
Kitri's Friend:: Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Kitri's Friend:: Yuhui Choe
Toreador:: Valeri Hristov
Toreador:: Johannes Stepanek
Gypsy Man:: Thomas Whitehead
Gypsy Woman:: Itziar Mendizabal
The Queen of the Dryads:: Melissa Hamilton
Amour:: Elizabeth Harrod
Dulcinea:: Christina Arestis
Fandango Man:: Thomas Whitehead
Fandango Woman:: Itziar Mendizabal
Tavern Girl:: Kristen McNally

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Source: BBC Online

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BBC Four

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