Kitri in Don Quixote

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ballet role fictional character principal ballerina role

Kitri in Don Quixote is the spirited, technically demanding principal ballerina role in the classical ballet Don Quixote, known for its virtuosity, charm, and fiery character.

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Surface form Occurrences
Kitri (Don Quixote) 0
Don Quixote (Kitri) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet role ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
principal ballerina role ⓘ
actStructure appears in three acts ⓘ
alternateName Quiteria (in some sources) NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn Don Quixote (ballet) NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedVariation Act I variation GENERATED ⓘ
Act III grand pas de deux GENERATED ⓘ
Kitri’s fan variation GENERATED ⓘ
basedOn Kitri (Don Quixote novel character) NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterTrait charming ⓘ
fiery ⓘ
playful ⓘ
spirited ⓘ
costumeElement Spanish-style tutu ⓘ
fan ⓘ
createdBy Ludwig Minkus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marius Petipa NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdFor Don Quixote (1869 ballet) NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1869 ⓘ
firstPerformedAt Bolshoi Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformedInCity Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre classical ballet role ⓘ
inLoveWith Basilio NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
musicBy Ludwig Minkus NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationalStyleAssociation Spanish style ⓘ
notableScene dream scene ⓘ
gypsy camp ⓘ
village scene (Act I) ⓘ
wedding scene (Act III) ⓘ
oftenDancedBy principal ballerinas ⓘ
opposedBy Lorenzo NERFINISHED ⓘ
relationship daughter of Lorenzo ⓘ
repertoireStatus staple of classical ballet repertoire ⓘ
requiresQuality comic timing ⓘ
dramatic presence ⓘ
stamina ⓘ
virtuosity ⓘ
status signature virtuoso role for ballerinas ⓘ
style character dance ⓘ
classical ballet ⓘ
technicalDemand 32 fouettés en tournant ⓘ
fast pirouettes ⓘ
high jumps ⓘ
precise pointe work ⓘ
strong batterie ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paloma Herrera → hasRole → Kitri in Don Quixote ⓘ
Svetlana Zakharova → hasRole → Kitri in Don Quixote ⓘ
Susan Jaffe → notableRole → Kitri in Don Quixote ⓘ
Ekaterina Maximova → notableWork → Kitri in Don Quixote ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don Quixote (Kitri)