DON QUIXOTE IMPERIAL RUSSIAN BALLET COMPANY AUSTRALASIAN TOUR 2014
The Imperial Russian Ballet Company will bring this flamboyant and festive ballet to Australia in April & May 2014.
Don Quixote, a retired gentleman travels the roads of Spain searching for glory and grand adventure. Accompanying him is a somewhat bewildered labourer named Sancho Panza who he has persuaded to accompany him as his faithful squire. In return, Don Quixote promises to make Sancho the wealthy governor of an Island. Don Quixote gives up food, shelter and comfort all in the name of a peasant woman Dulcinea del Toboso who he envisions as a princess.
Don Quixote was first performed in Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre in 1869. Since then it has been performed all over the world by Russian and international ballet companies.
The Imperial Russian Ballet Company was formed in 1994 by the Bolshoi Theatre soloist, Gediminas Taranda. They have staged classic masterpieces in the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall and the Mossovet Theatre. The home venue for the troupe when they perform in Moscow is now the Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre.
“Ballet Virtuosity stuns audience”
"An astounding and exhilarating three-hour programme brought most ballet fans to their feet last night. Perhaps the few who remained seated were simply stunned by excess, as this touring ballet treasure trove heaped pleasure upon delight, capping virtuosity with even more outstanding steps, leaps and turns. This was a superlative exhibition from the principals and corps of a highly accomplished company that managed to balance formidable athleticism with traditional grace and comportment” Richard May, The Evening Standard
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Outstanding performance!!!Highly reccomend
Definitely will rate this as 5 stars. It was the first ballet I'd ever been to and thought it was an amazing experience. Outstanding dancers and a beautiful performance. Definitely recommend!
It was a wonderful event! Beautiful music and costumes, extremely skillful dancers, and a really great atmosphere! My palms hurt from clapping too hard through the entire evening!
Best experience ever!!! Astounding & unforgettable performance!!! proud to be ex patriot
astounding and exhilarating. Best deal ever - Great seats & unforgettable show. Huge thank you
Wonderful performance. Costumes looked a bit tired but excellent evening overall. Superb athleticism from dancers.
Great performances all around, I'd never been to the ballet before but will be looking to see more after watching this.
Dan&Lara
mesmerising, beautiful performance. go see it!
Great costumes & exceptional dancing by the principals; excellent seats too!
Fantastic show. We thoroughly enjoyed the night. The performance was entertaining, colourful and the dancers were very light on their feet!
Fantastic. Seats were in a great position. Thanks so much
Wow!! This was a stunning performance and I am so glad I had the privilege of going along. My husband was also blown away by the performance. The dancers were so graceful and there was such a range of emotions through the performance (including comedy!)
It was an excellent production!
Wonderful evening particularly the male soloists.
breathtaking performance. unbeatable.
Brilliant! My youngest daughter is an aspiring ballerina and she was totally entranced. Can't wait for September-October 2015 when they'll be back with Swan Lake :D
Wonderful performance, great energy and gorgeous costumes!! A very cultural and enjoyable evening out!
Completely blew me away. My wife and I were engaged every minute of the way. The quality of the dancers were of the Nureyev calibre. just fabulous.
A wonderful performance of Don Quixote by an extraordinarily talented troupe! I loved every minute of the spectacle! Music was fabulous, dancing exquisite, costumes beautiful, scenery colourful! Well worth seeing this company if you get the opportunity!
Outstanding! Enjoyed every moment of the technically amazing and beautiful performance!
A great performance! The dancing was impressive but the story was hard to follow without reading the program. The venue and seats were also excellent. It was worth seeing, the costumes were colourful and bright. Overall it was really enjoyable.
I loved it!
Great performance. Thank you on the house!
very beautiful costumes, amazing dancing, great seats - all in all a great night Thanks so much! Can recommend anyone to see this group, they will be back in September to do Swan Lake I believe - a must see.
A beautiful evening.
We had wonderful seats in the stalls. My teenage daughter is a dancer and absolutely loved it!
Amazing
Amazing, loved every minute. Was a Birthday Surprise for my daughter, and I was worried about the seats. The seats were PERFECT!
Loved the variety. Could not stop thinking about the Bolera!!!
Love it!
A beautiful performance that I would love to see again. The clever execution of a number of very different acts in one evening makes it an excellent introduction for anyone new to ballet. My partner had reservations about attending a three hour ballet performance but he truly enjoyed it ...now he continually plays the music of Bolero at home! Thank you On The House.
Thanks for the fantastic seats. The night just got better and better. Would have been an excellent introduction to ballet for anyone who had never seen any before: the best bits of the best ballets performed by wonderful dancers, particularly the principals. A wonderful night out.
David and I have just spent a wonderful evening at the ballet. The performances were brilliant and to top it off we had the best seats in the house. Thank you.
Regards
Jan
A fabulous evening. My husband loved it too. We were enthralled by the wonderful dancing from beginning to end. The seats were great too. We left on a real high.
Fantastic Great show great seats wonderful experience Thank you sooooo much
Great seats and outstanding performance. I go each year and never disapppointed.
Great night out.
The soloists were technically proficient and artistically enjoyable.
The variety of the program meant that there was something for everyone to enjoy.
The Can Can Surprise was a definite favorite of the crowd!
Wonderful evening
Wonderful evening.
All acts very different from each other.
I took my husband who had never been to the Ballet and to my surprise he really enjoyed the performance.
Thank you for the experience.
Amazing performance! The dancers were superp, my partner and I enjoyed every minute of it.
It was funny, sad, sexy all in one!
Recommend to anyone! Simply beautiful performance.