Don Quixote
Performance Details
- When June 2–12, 2022
- Where Lyric Opera House
- Choreography Yuri Possokhov
- Music Ludwig Minkus
- Run Time 2 Hours 13 Minutes
A family-friendly ballet full of bravery, fantasy, and love, Yuri Possokhov’s fresh interpretation of this revered ballet classic centers on Don Quixote, an aging and eccentric nobleman, who imagines himself to be a valiant knight. With his trusted sidekick Sancho Panza in tow, Quixote embarks on a humorous and fateful journey, ready to breathe life into a world where windmills become monsters and adventure awaits beyond the horizon.
Praise for Don Quixote
“… an ideal showcase for the company’s superb dancers”
“… delivers abundant spectacle and high-voltage dancing while simultaneously conveying the core of Don Quixote’s heartwarming and timeless story”
“… the Joffrey was collectively committed to a heroically maximal rendition of fantastic, frothy fun”
Casting Announced for ‘Don Quixote’
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About the Artists
Yuri Possokhov
Possokhov’s extensive repertoire for The Joffrey Ballet includes the blockbuster world premiere of Anna Karenina in 2019.
Ludwig Minkus
Minkus is responsible for some of the most successful ballet scores ever produced, many of which are still performed today, including Don Quixote.
Sponsorship
Sponsorship
Presenting Sponsors
- Margot and Josef Lakonishok
- Mr. and Mrs. Joel V. Williamson
Major Sponsors
- Lorna Ferguson and Terry Clark
- Poetry Foundation
- ITW
Sponsors
- Colleen Loughlin and John Sirek