ma favorites respertories of ballet
Items in this hypelist
other
Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty is about Princess Aurora, who is cursed to sleep for 100 years. A prince’s kiss wakes her, and they celebrate with a big wedding. The ballet is famous for its fairytale story and beautiful dancing.
La Bayadère
La Bayadère is a ballet about Nikiya, a temple dancer, who loves Solor, a warrior. Solor is forced to marry Princess Gamzatti, who becomes jealous of Nikiya and has her killed. Later, Solor dreams of Nikiya in the magical Kingdom of the Shades. The story is about love, betrayal, and fate, with famous scenes and beautiful dancing.
Don Quixote
The ballet Don Quixote is inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ famous novel, but it focuses on one particular episode: the love story between Kitri, a spirited young woman, and Basilio, a poor barber. However, Kitri’s father wants her to marry a wealthy but ridiculous nobleman named Gamache. Don Quixote and his loyal squire, Sancho Panza, arrive in the village and become involved in the story. Don Quixote, with his romantic vision of the world, mistakes Kitri for his beloved Dulcinea and decides to protect her. With Don Quixote’s help, Kitri and Basilio manage to trick her father, and the two lovers are finally united.
