The Characters of Carmen

Young, beautiful, and overtly sexual, Carmen works in a tobacco factory, revelling in the attention she receives from the male guards and fighting with her female coworkers. Carmen is an unapologetically fierce heroine and force to be reckoned with.

A guard at the tobacco factory where Carmen works, Don José initially ignores Carmen but quickly becomes obsessed with her, losing everything in an effort to keep her.

Don José’s commanding officer at the tobacco factory.

A celebrity bullfighter who performs a passionate pas de deux with Carmen.

A cigarrera (cigar-maker) at the tobacco factory and Carmen's nemesis.

A young and innocent child transformed over the course of the ballet from naïve youth to compliant participant.

The shadows are an abstract representation of the darkness and despair of Don José as his jealousy and paranoia become all-consuming.

Also called the “smelling dogs,” these characters are the representation of a hypermasculine and violent society.