Veteran Australian Ballet professional Colin Peasley will dance the title role of the errant knight, aided, so NCB director Zara Bartley tells us, by “a very handsome local horse” to play the Don’s faithful steed Rocinante.
Peasley, a principal of the Australian Ballet since 1962, is known both as a character dancer and an inspiring educator in the world of ballet.
Visiting international ballet stars, Joy Womack from the Kremlin Ballet and Ukrainian-born Russian dancer Oleg Ivenko, will perform the principal roles of Kitri and Basilio and also run master classes open to all dance students from Canberra and the surrounding townships.
“Our Canberra born-and-bred dancers… are very passionate and excited to be sharing their passion with the larger community,” Bartley says.
“Don Quixote”, Erindale Theatre, November 16-19. Bookings to trybooking.com
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