

Carlos Acosta's first venture directing one of ballet's 19th century classics was eagerly anticipated, as was his own starring role in the production (as Basilio), opposite the Argentinian Royal Ballet principal Marianella Nuñez (Kitri). Still built on Petipa's original choreography, Acosta's clear dramatic structure and vivid stage action gave the ‘boy gets girl despite her father’ story a more convincing air than usual, with Don Quixote's parallel obsession with Dulcinea-Kitri coherently woven into the plot.
Ross MacGibbon
Gamache

Gary Avis
Lorenzo

Melissa Hamilton
Queen of the Dryads

Elizabeth Harrod
Amour

Christina Arestis
Dulcinea

Yuhui Choe
Kitri's friend