Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg

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)