DON QUIXOTE

a ballet in two acts by Ludwig Minkus

Choreographer and Director Arshak Ghalumyan – soloist and choreographer with the Staatsballett-Berlin
Set Artist and Costumes Salvatore Russo
Assistant Choreographer Krasina Pavlova – soloist with the Staatsballett-Berlin
Assistant, Artistic Director of the Ballet Silviya Tomova
Coach Ludovic Party

Don Quixote – Aleksandar Zhelev
Kitri – Aneliya Dimitrova
Basilio – Tomoki Ichigo
Sancho Panza – Kalin Lyubenov
Mercedes – Martina Prefetto
Espada – Fiordi Lioha
Gamache – Stanko Tanev
Male Gypsy – Ivaylo Yanev
Female Gypsy – Marta Perez
Amor – Riho Hirano
Queen of Dryads – Nanako Imai
Couple of female friends – Haruka Suga, Rio Suzuki
Couple of male friends – Ivaylo Yanev, Frederico Pinto
Flamenco – Romina Slavova, Fiordi Lioha

The ballet “Don Quixote” is one of the exquisite achievements of classical dance. Soloist and choreographer Arshak Ghalumyan is a choreographer and premier soloist with the Staatsballett-Berlin. He is a graduate of the National Ballet School in Yerevan and the Ballet School of the Hamburg Opera.  The famous choreographer emphasizes the humorous scenes in his production. In them, the virtuoso dances organically entwine with the perceptions of the children and young people. In this way, Arshak Ghalunyan seeks an active dialogue with the young audience. Assistant choreographer is Krasina Pavlova – prima ballerina of Staatsballett-Berlin, and the pride of her teacher Silviya Tomova, artistic director of the Ballet of the Stara Zagora Opera.

Duration 2 hours with one interval.
Premiere: 27 November 2018 – Festival of Opera and Ballet Arts