Be wise, taste wines and adjusts your boundless hope to the cup of life, which is small. Even as we speak cruel time flees jealous. Harvest the present day, the morrow is uncertain. Seize the day. Carpe Diem Quam Minimum Credula Postero. (Quintus Horatius Flaccus 65–8 b.C.)
Maria Bulanova Мария Буланова as “Kitri” and Andrey Ermakov Андрей Ермаков as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Дон Кихот”, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский and Marius Petipa, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), costume design by Konstantin Korovin Константин Коровин, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (May 5, 2024; Mariinsky II).
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Maria Bulanova Мария Буланова as “Kitri” and Andrey Ermakov Андрей Ермаков as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Дон Кихот”, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский and Marius Petipa, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), costume design by Konstantin Korovin Константин Коровин, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (May 5, 2024; Mariinsky II).
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Maria Bulanova Мария Буланова as “Kitri” and Andrey Ermakov Андрей Ермаков as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Дон Кихот”, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский and Marius Petipa, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), costume design by Konstantin Korovin Константин Коровин, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (May 5, 2024; Mariinsky II).
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Héloïse Bourdon as “Kitri” and Thomas Docquir as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Don Quichotte”, choreo by Rudolf Nureyev Рудольф Нуреев, Marius Petipa, music by Ludwig Minkus, costumes by Elena Rivkina, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), Le Ballet de l’Opéra National de Paris, Opéra Bastille, Paris, France.
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Viktoria Trenkina Виктория Тренкина, as “Kitri” and Konstantin Belokhvostik Константин Белохвостик as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Дон Кіхот”, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Marius Petipa, Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский, Kasyan Goleyzovsky Касьян Галейзоўскі, Valentin Elizariev Валентин Елизарьев, stage by Valentin Elizariev Валентин Елизарьев, set design by Vyacheslav Okunev Вячеслав Окунев, costume design by Irina Press Ирины Пресс, Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus Большой театр Беларуси, Opierny Teatr Opera and Ballet Theatre, Minsk, Republic of Belarus (October 5, 2022).
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Héloïse Bourdon as “Kitri” and Thomas Docquir as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Don Quichotte”, choreo by Rudolf Nureyev Рудольф Нуреев, Marius Petipa, music by Ludwig Minkus, costumes by Elena Rivkina, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), Le Ballet de l’Opéra National de Paris, Opéra Bastille, Paris, France.
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Valentine Colasante as “Kitri” and Paul Marque as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Don Quichotte”, choreo by Rudolf Nureyev Рудольф Нуреев, Marius Petipa, music by Ludwig Minkus, costumes by Elena Rivkina, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), Le Ballet de l’Opéra National de Paris, Opéra Bastille, Paris, France.
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Valentine Colasante as “Kitri” and Paul Marque as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Don Quichotte”, choreo by Rudolf Nureyev Рудольф Нуреев, Marius Petipa, music by Ludwig Minkus, costumes by Elena Rivkina, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), Le Ballet de l’Opéra National de Paris, Opéra Bastille, Paris, France.
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Anzhelina Vorontsova Анжелина Воронцова as “Kitri” and Denis Rodkin Денис Родькин as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Дон Кихот”, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), choreo by Marius Petipa and Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский, performance also features choreo by Nina Anisimova Нина Анисимова, Igor Belsky Игорь Бельский, Robert Gerbek Роберт Гербек, Kasyan Goleizovsky Касьян Голейзовский and Fyodor Lopukhov Фёдор Лопухов, overall choreographic revision and staging by Mikhail Messerer Михаил Мессерер, music by Ludwig Minkus, 2021 Anzhelina Vorontsova Gala, Mikhailovsky Ballet Михайловский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (December 17, 2021).
Maria Khoreva Мария Хорева as “Kitri” and Timur Askerov Тимур Аскеров as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Дон Кихот”, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский and Marius Petipa, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), costume design by Konstantin Korovin Константин Коровин, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Maria Khoreva Мария Хорева as “Kitri” and Timur Askerov Тимур Аскеров as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Дон Кихот”, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский and Marius Petipa, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), costume design by Konstantin Korovin Константин Коровин, Mariinsky Ballet Мариинский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Sasha De Sola (San Francisco Ballet) as “Kitri” and Bakhtiyar Adamzhan Бахтияр Адамжан (Astana Opera and Ballet) as “Miguel Basilio”, “Grand Pas” from “Don Quixote”, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Marius Petipa, 2023 Petipa Awards Gala, Herbst Theatre, War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, Civic Center, San Francisco, California, USA (September 23, 2023).
Natalia Osipova Наталья Осипова as “Kitri” and Ivan Vasiliev Иван Васильев as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Дон Кихот”, music by Ludwig Minkus, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), choreo by Marius Petipa and Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский, overall choreographic revision and staging by Mikhail Messerer Михаил Мессерер, 2011 Dance Open Ballet Festival, Oktyabrskiy Concert Hall Большой концертный зал Октя́брьский, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 22).
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Natalia Osipova Наталья Осипова as “Kitri” and Ivan Vasiliev Иван Васильев as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Дон Кихот”, music by Ludwig Minkus, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), choreo by Marius Petipa and Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский, overall choreographic revision and staging by Mikhail Messerer Михаил Мессерер, 2011 Dance Open Ballet Festival, Oktyabrskiy Concert Hall Большой концертный зал Октя́брьский, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 22).
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Natalia Osipova Наталья Осипова as “Kitri” and Ivan Vasiliev Иван Васильев as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Дон Кихот”, music by Ludwig Minkus, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), choreo by Marius Petipa and Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский, overall choreographic revision and staging by Mikhail Messerer Михаил Мессерер, 2011 Dance Open Ballet Festival, Oktyabrskiy Concert Hall Большой концертный зал Октя́брьский, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 22).
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Natalia Osipova Наталья Осипова as “Kitri” and Ivan Vasiliev Иван Васильев as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Дон Кихот”, music by Ludwig Minkus, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), choreo by Marius Petipa and Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский, overall choreographic revision and staging by Mikhail Messerer Михаил Мессерер, 2011 Dance Open Ballet Festival, Oktyabrskiy Concert Hall Большой концертный зал Октя́брьский, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 22).
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Natalia Osipova Наталья Осипова as “Kitri” and Ivan Vasiliev Иван Васильев as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Дон Кихот”, music by Ludwig Minkus, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), choreo by Marius Petipa and Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский, overall choreographic revision and staging by Mikhail Messerer Михаил Мессерер, 2011 Dance Open Ballet Festival, Oktyabrskiy Concert Hall Большой концертный зал Октя́брьский, Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 22).
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Photographer Yekaterina Vladimirova Екатерина Владимирова
Oksana Bondareva Оксана Бондарева as “Kitri” and Ivan Vasiliev Иван Васильев as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Дон Кихот”, music by Ludwig Minkus, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), choreo by Marius Petipa and Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский, overall choreographic revision and staging by Mikhail Messerer Михаил Мессерер, 2014 Ivan Vasiliev Gala, Mikhailovsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, Russia (February 19).
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Photographer Yekaterina Vladimirova Екатерина Владимирова
Oksana Bondareva Оксана Бондарева as “Kitri” and Ivan Vasiliev Иван Васильев as “Miguel Basilio”, “Don Quixote Дон Кихот”, music by Ludwig Minkus, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), choreo by Marius Petipa and Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский, overall choreographic revision and staging by Mikhail Messerer Михаил Мессерер, 2014 Ivan Vasiliev Gala, Mikhailovsky Theatre Михайловский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (February 19).
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Photographer Yekaterina Vladimirova Екатерина Владимирова
Oksana Bondareva Оксана Бондарева as “Kitri” and Ivan Vasiliev Иван Васильев as “Miguel Basilio” “Don Quixote Дон Кихот”, music by Ludwig Minkus, libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (“The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha”) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), choreo by Marius Petipa and Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский, overall choreographic revision and staging by Mikhail Messerer Михаил Мессерер 2014 Ivan Vasiliev Gala, Mikhailovsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, Russia (February 19).
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