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Panache and passion in Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote: The Royal Ballet in Washington

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“gorgeously staged, cleverly choreographed, and magnificently danced”
Reviewed at Kennedy Center: Opera House, Washington on 9 June 2015
Don Quixote
The Royal Ballet
Martin Yates, Conductor
Tim Hatley, Set Designer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Carlos Acosta, Dancer
Marianela Núñez, Dancer
Christopher Saunders, Dancer
Bennet Gartside, Dancer
Claire Calvert, Dancer
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