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Ballet: Don Quixote Donkey Takes Final Bow
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by Vinny | March 24, 2008 at 09:16 am
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Monika the donkey was given carrot cake and danced a waltz at her farewell party.
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russia's Mariinsky ballet has said farewell to one of its longest-serving artistes: a 21-year-old female donkey named Monika.
The animal is to be pensioned off after 19 years carrying the knight's overweight servant Sancho Panza around the stage in productions of the ballet Don Quixote. The Mariinsky, previously known as the Kirov, is one of Russia's foremost ballet troupes.
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at 09:31 on March 24th, 2008
It's a donkey's life in the world of ballet, isn't it? 19 years carrying around Quixote's paunchy sidekick...no wonder Monika is ready to retire.
at 10:16 on March 24th, 2008
Hello Vinny,
Thank you for this story and I really enjoyed watching the videos - thank you for including those as well. :) In fact I went to YouTube and downloaded all four parts of the ballet.
~ Swan