Don Quixote live from Bolshoi theatre, Moscow

The Eden Cinemas will be screening the ballet Don Quixote live from the Bolshoi Opera in Russia today at 5 p.m.

Don Quixote, a ballet in three acts with a prologue, is a humorous classical ballet based on the epic masterpiece by Miguel de Cervantes, originally created for the Bolshoi by Marius Petipa in 1869 with music by Ludwig Minkus.

As the ballet begins, an aging nobleman named Don Quixote becomes obsessed with stories of ancient rivalry. Appearing a little silly, he uses his imagination and pretends to be a brave knight.

He imagines that he sets out to rescue the woman of his dreams, named Dulcinea. He transforms his servant, Sancho Panza, into a trusty squire and off they go.

Don Quixote leads a charge against imaginary enemies, which he sees everywhere. He proceeds to fight invisible rivals, puppets, and windmills.

Tickets may be bought from the Eden Cinema Box office or at www.edencinemas.com.mt.