Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts to Present Moscow City Ballet's DON QUIXOTE, 3/15

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 60th Anniversary Season with Moscow City Ballet's Don Quixote,inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' classic story of valiant knights and old-fashioned romance, on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 3pm. Tickets are $36-45 and can be purchased at BrooklynCenter.org or by calling the box office at 718-951-4500 (Tue-Sat, 1pm-6pm).

Based on an episode from Cervantes' famous novel, Marius Petipa's whimsical and romantic Don Quixote follows its title hero as he travels to Barcelona in pursuit of honor and the lovely Dulcinea. Accompanied by Ludwig Minkus' colorful score, the world-touring company led by Ludmila Nerubachtchenko, vividly depicts the joyous and comedic adventures of Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza.

The performance will feature Yulia Zhuravleva as Kitri, Talgat Kozhabaev as Basil, and Alexander Gavrilov as Don Quixote, along with Valerii Kravtsov (Sancho Panza), Sergey Saliev (Espada, Fandango), Alevtina Kasatkina (Street Dancer), Anna Ivanova (Kitri's Friend, Grand Pas Variations), Kateryna Tokareva (Kitri's Friend, Grand Pas Variations), Yaroslav Alekhnovich (Kitri's Father), Sofia Antonyants (Maid), Dmitriy Trukhachev (Gamash), Liliya Orekhova (Queen of Dryads), Maria Khrapova (Cupid), Luidmila Titova (Gypsy, Fandango), Anastasiya Shiladjan (Mercedes), Elena Kotelkina (Carmencita), Albina Golikova (Guitar Dance), and Liubov Lysak (Guitar Dance).

The return of the Moscow City Ballet to the United States in March, 2015 is a tribute to the founding artistic director and choreographer Victor Smirnov-Golovanov, who passed away in April, 2013.