Sergey Volobuev plays the title character in the Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg’s Southern California debut of Boris Eifman’s “Don Quixote” at Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa on April 26, 2011. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Oleg Gabyshev, left, dances as Basil, and Nina Zmievets, right, as Kitri. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Sergey Volobuev, right, dances as Don Quixote and Yulia Manzheles as the doctor in the madhouse. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Nina Zmievets, front, is lifted by Oleg Gabyshev. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Oleg Gabyshev, left, and Nina Zmievets, right, dance with the company. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Yulia Manzheles, left, and Sergey Volobuev dance in “Don Quixote.” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Alexander Melkaev, left, dances as Sancho Panza alongside Sergey Volobuev, right, and Anastasia Sitnikova, who plays Dulcinea and a tavern girl. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
The company dances in Boris Eifman’s “Don Quixote.” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Alexander Melkaev, left, Sergey Volobuev, middle, and Yulia Manzheles perform in “Don Quixote.” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Oleg Gabyshev, in black, and Nina Zmievets, front, dance with the company. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Anastasia Sitnikova, front, and Sergey Volobuev dance in “Don Quixote.” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
The Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg company dances in Boris Eifman’s “Don Quixote.” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Sergey Volobuev dances with the company. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Alexander Melkaev, top, dances as Sancho Panza. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Sergey Volobuev, left, and Yulia Manzheles dance in “Don Quixote.” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Yulia Manzheles, right, performs in Boris Eifman’s “Don Quixote.” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Sergey Volobuev dances as the title character in Boris Eifman’s “Don Quixote.” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Nina Zmievets, front, plays Kitri. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Sergey Volobuev, left, dances with the ensemble. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Sergey Volobuev lifts Anastasia Sitnikova in the Eifman Ballet performance of “Don Quixote.” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
