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Don Quixote from Birmingham Royal Ballet

Classic ballet following Don Quixote’s extraordinary adventures with his trusty servant. Carlos Acosta’s production is performed by Birmingham Royal Ballet.

Birmingham Royal Ballet perform Don Quixote in a production by Carlos Acosta.

Based on Spain’s most famous novel, the classic ballet follows Don Quixote’s extraordinary adventures as he helps young lovers Kitri and Basilio find happiness.

Filmed at the Birmingham Hippodrome, Don Quixote features some of ballet’s most iconic and virtuosic dance moments.

Starring Momoko Hirata as Kitri, Mathias Dingman as Basilio and Tom Rogers as Don Quixote.

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1 hour, 59 minutes

Last on

Sun 29 Jan 2023 19:45

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:05

    Cesare Cremonini

    Sardegna

  • 01:17

    Jan Hammer

    Brave New World

  • 01:35

    Dr. Strangely Strange

    Stangely Strange But Oddly Normal

  • 01:46

    Carolin Reiber

    Leb' Deinen Traum

Credits

Role Contributor
Kitri Momoko Hirata
Basilio Mathias Dingman
Mercedes Yu Kurihara
Espada Brandon Lawrence
Don Quixote Tom Rogers
Sancho Panza Kit Holder
Gamache Rory Mackay
Music Ludwig Minkus
Music Arranger Hans Vercauteren
Director Carlos Acosta
Director Ross MacGibbon

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