The Eifman Ballet “Don Quixote

The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University is proud to present Boris Eifman’s re-envisioned full-length version of “Don Quixote, or Fantasies of a Madman,” a modern take on the story inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ novel “Don Quixote” performed by the critically-acclaimed Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg for three performances only Thursday, April 21 and Saturday, April 23, 2011. In Act One of “Don Quixote, or Fantasies of the Madman,” the audience is introduced to a group of weird and pitiful inmates of a mad-house. Among them is a crazy dreamer who thinks he is Don Quixote, a Spanish knight. He inspires his fellow inmates with his daydreams of the beauties of Spain. This radical reinterpretation of the classic ballet sets the tone for this inventive, irreverent ballet performed by the Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg and choreographed by Boris Eifman, who has revolutionized the concept of classical dance in Russia by taking the art of ballet to its highest – and most modern – level of expressiveness.

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