Donny Q
I saw Don Quixote last Saturday, by the Australian Ballet.
They had Ethen Stiefel as a special guest star, to play Basil. He easily outclassed everyone else on stage at all times. It makes me want to go see the ballet in New York or London.
It was still fantastic, but I’ve been spoiled by the DVD of the American Ballet Theatre version by Mikhail Baryshnikov. Not even Ethen could compete with that. Still grand, but Baryshnikov commands the whole opera house with his charisma, not just the stage.
He was great though.
I’m considering seeing Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake when it gets here, but it’s over 100 dollars. I think it will be worth it though.