Ballet "Don Quixote"

The plot of the ballet "Don Quixote" is naively optimistic and hard to compare with Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's novel. Yet the ballet has held the audience's attention for decades, and the enduring appeal of this production lies in the element of dance. "Don Quixote" was written for affluent Moscow, and it has left its mark on the form of ballet.

Critics were lavish with praise in their reviews of the premiere, calling the new ballet "splendid and rich luxury in everything" - in the theatrical aura of carnival, the lush, searing Spanish atmosphere, the passions of the plot, and, of course, the virtuoso, fiery dances.