Don Quixote BALLET IN 3 ACTS WITH A PROLOGUE Cast Kitri / Dulcinea : Natalia OSIPOVA / Principal Basilio : Ivan VASILIEV / Principal Gamache : Denis SAVIN / First Soloist Don Quixote : Alexei LOPAREVICH Sancho Panza : Alexander PETUKHOV Lorenzo : Yegor SIMACHEV Ballet Information Libretto by Marius Petipa after the novel of the same name by Miguel de Cervantes Music : Ludwig MINKUS Choreography : Marius PETIPA, Alexander GORSKY Revival and new choreographic version : Alexei FADEYECHEV Musical direction : Pavel KLINICHEV Sets : Sergei BARKHIN Costumes : Based on sketches by Vasily Diyachkov (1903) Revived by : Tatiana ARTAMONOVA, Yelena MERKUROVA With the Orchestra of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia With the Bolshoi soloists and the Bolshoi Corps de Ballet Choreographer Marius PETIPA (France 1818 - 1910) is considered to be the most influential ballet master and choreographer of ballet in history. Noted for his long career as Premier Maître de Ballet of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres (1871-1903), Petipa created over fifty ballets and revived a substantial number of works by other Ballet Masters. Most of his choreographies are cornerstones within the classical ballet repertory. Alexander GORSKY (1871–1924), a Russian ballet choreographer and a contemporary of Marius Petipa, is known for restaging Petipa’s classical ballets such as Swan Lake, Don Quixote, and The Nutcracker. Gorsky “sought greater naturalism, realism, and characterization” in ballet. He valued acting skills over bravura technique ( a showy display of skills such as many turns or high jumps.) His interpretations of ballets were often controversial and he often used artists outside the dance world to create sets and costumes. Gorsky gave continuity to the plots of Petipa’s ballets and removed excessive choreography that did not relate to the story. Alexei FADEYECHEV first graduated from the Moscow School of Choreography in 1978 and then became ballet master in 1988. Throughout his career as a principal of the Bolshoi, he has been coached by his own father, Nikolai Fadeyechev and received the schooling and tradition of the Russian style. Fadeyechev has had considerable experience abroad, performing with the Bolshoi and as a guest artist with companies such as the Royal Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, the National Ballet of Finland. He left the stage at the peak of his dancing career and held the position of artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1998 until 2000. History Originally choreographed by Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus, Don Quixote was first presented by the Ballet of the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow in 1869. Over the years, Don Quixote has been modified, restaged and has become a staple of the Bolshoi repertoire. All modern productions of the Petipa/Minkus ballet are derived from the version staged by Alexander Gorsky for the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow in 1900. Later embellishments also included the challenging task for one ballerina to perform both Kitri and Dulcinea’s roles.This new choreographic version by Alexei Fadeyechev dates from June 1999 and has been danced by the Bolshoi Ballet across the world during their tours. Here, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza are not the central characters, they become characters who connects all the scenes together. The real heroes are Kitri and Basilio and the ballet is fun, more open, more exuberant than all its previous versions. Synopsis Don Quixote, a nobleman obsessed with chivalry and romance, decides to go on a quest to accomplish great feats, which will bring glory to his name. In Barcelona, Lorenzo, the innkeeper, chases away the penniless Basilio, who is flirting with his daughter Kitri. He has already promised her hand to the rich Gamache. When Don Quixote appears, he mistakes the inn for a castle, Lorenzo for its lord, and Kitri for Dulcinea, a princess… 唐吉訶德 前序及三幕芭蕾舞表演 編舞家 Marius PETIPA (法國, 1818 - 1910)被推崇為史上最具影響力的芭蕾舞大師及編舞家。於聖彼德堡帝 國劇院擔任首席芭蕾舞大師一職長達 32 年(1871 - 1903)之久。PETIPA 一生創作的芭蕾舞劇超過五十 部，同時重塑了大量其他編舞家的作品。他大部份的作品被視為古典芭蕾舞的重要基石。 Alexander GORSKY (俄羅斯, 1871 - 1924) 俄羅斯芭蕾舞編舞家，與 Marius PETIPA 屬同期。GORSKY 以修定、重現 PETIPA 古典芭蕾舞名作聞名，包括《天鵝湖》、《唐吉訶德》、《胡桃夾子》等。他的 作品追求自然性、現實性以及著重個性的塑造。他偏重演戲的技巧多於高難度技巧(例如多次連續 旋轉及高跳躍的動作等)。他對芭蕾舞的詮釋引來不少爭議，而他亦經常聘請舞蹈圈以外的藝術家 作舞台及服裝設計。GORSKYP 為 PETIPA 的作品注入更強的連貫性，並刪除過多與故事發展無關的 編舞。 Alexei FADEYECHEV (俄羅斯, 1960 - ) 1978 年畢業於 Moscow School of Choreography，並於 1988 年成為芭蕾舞大師。於 Bolshoi Ballet 擔任首席舞蹈員期間，一直得到其父親 Nikolai FADEYECHEV 的指導，並深受俄羅斯的傳統及舞蹈特色所薰 陶。他亦有相當的海外體驗，作為 Bolshoi Ballet 的一員有 不少海外演出的經驗，同時他亦曾於不同的芭蕾舞團作客 席舞蹈員，包括 Royal Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, National Ballet of Finland 等。在其舞蹈員事業高峰時，FADEEYECHEV 選擇退下火線，並於 1998 年開始擔任 Bolshoi Ballet 藝術總 監一職至 2000 年。 歷史 最初由 Marius PETIPA 編舞，Ludwig MINKUS 編曲。《唐吉訶德》於 1869 年在莫斯科的 Ballet of the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre 上演。歷年來《唐吉訶德》多次被編修重現舞台，成為 Bolshoi 芭蕾舞劇目 上不可或缺的一員。而於近代的製作中，多以 1900 年 Alex GORSKY 為莫斯科 Bolshoi Theatre 所作 的改編為藍本。及後的潤飾包括起用一位舞蹈員分演 Kitri 及 Dulcinea 兩個角色。而 Alexei FADEYECHEV 於 1999 年改編的版本多次於 Bolshoi Ballet 巡迴演出時，於世界各地上演。在這個新 改編的版本中，唐吉訶德及 Sancho Panza 再不是故事的主角，他們成為貫穿所有場景的橋樑，Kitri 及 Basilio 才是劇中真正的英雄。而這版本亦比所有前作更有趣，更充滿生氣。 故事簡介 著迷於騎士精神的唐吉訶德，決定展開歷險之旅。於巴塞隆拿，旅館主人 Lorenzo 驅趕正在與他女 兒 Kitri 調笑的窮光蛋 Basilio，因他已將女兒許配予貴族 Gamache。 當唐吉訶德抵達巴塞隆拿時，誤將旅館主人 Lorenzo 當作城堡的主人，Kitri 當作公主 Dulcinea… .