The Hungarian National Ballet brings its Don Quixote to New York

By Janet Ward, 11 November 2018

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Reviewed at Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City on 9 November 2018

Don Quixote (Marius Petipa, Mikhail Messerer, Kasyan Goleizovsky, Alexander Gorsky)

Hungarian National Ballet

Gergely Kesselyák, Conductor

István Rózsa, Set Designer

Nóra Rományi, Costume Designer

Igor Tsvirko, Dancer

Tatiana Melnik, Dancer

Sofia Ivanova-Skoblikova, Dancer

Karina Sarkissova, Dancer

Iurii Kekalo, Dancer

Balazs Majoros, Dancer

Minjung Kim, Dancer

Yourim Lee, Dancer

Diana Kosyreva, Dancer

Attila Szakacs, Dancer

Maksym Kovtun, Dancer

Alekszandr Komarov, Dancer

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Janet Ward

A former research scientist and policy analyst, Janet Ward is a writer/editor. For the past 50 years, she has been attending ballet performances, with a particular focus on Russian companies, which she has travelled far and wide to see. She is currently working on a book about the Bolshoi Ballet.

The Hungarian National Ballet debuts its Don Quixote in NY