Simply the best: Don Quixote at the London Coliseum

By Margaret Willis, 03 April 2013

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Reviewed at The London Coliseum, London on 30 March 2013

Don Quixote (Marius Petipa, Alexander Gorsky)

Mikhailovsky Ballet

Natalia Osipova, Kitri

Ivan Vasiliev, Basil

Ekaterina Borchenko, Lady Dryad

Pavel Maslennikov, Gamash

Evgeny Deryabin, Espada

Olga Semyonova, Mercedes

Veronica Ignateyeva, Cupid

Sabina Yapparova, Dancer

Anna Kuligina, Dancer

Alexander Omar, Dancer

Mariam Ugrekhelidze, Dancer

Pavel Bubelnikov, Conductor

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****1

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****1

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****1

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****1

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*****

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Margaret Willis

Margaret studied ballet in Moscow for five years and later was a member of London City Ballet. A reviewer since 1978 for many newspapers and magazines including Dancing Times and Dance Magazine, Margaret is a specialist on Russian Ballet, and has written books on Russian Ballet and Carlos Acosta.