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Ballet un three acts , music by Ludwig Minkus, libretto Marius Petipa and Sergei Khudekov , choreography Rudolf Noureev after Marius Petipa.
It was on the stage of the Palais Garnier that dancer Rudolf Nureyev revealed himself to Western audiences in 1961, and on the same stage that the choreographer greeted the public for the last time in 1992, with his version of La Bayadère. His final ballet, adapted from Marius Petipa’s own version, reflects Nureyev’s passion for the great repertoire ballets and his taste for flamboyance. In an imaginary India, where a gigantic elephant parades in front of the rajah’s sumptuous palace and a golden idol follows a fan dance, the ballet tells the story of the thwarted love between the warrior Solor and the bayadère Nikiya, a sacred dancer. A jewel in the crown of the Paris Opera’s repertoire, La Bayadère dazzles with its virtuoso variations, impressive ensembles and the purity of its “Kingdom of the Shades” scene, during which 32 dancers in white tutus slowly trace their arabesques with a poetry bordering on magic.
Dorothée Gilbert, Hugo Marchand , Bianca Scudamore, Roxane Stojanov, Thomas Docquir, Inès McIntosh,Hohyun Kang With the Paris Opera Étoiles, Premières Danseuses, Premiers Danseurs and Corps de Ballet With the participation of students of the Paris Opera Ballet School - The Paris Opera Orchestra
Koen Kessels Conductor, John Lanchbery Adaptation & arrangements, Ezio Frogerio Set Design, Franca Squarciapino Costume Design, Vinicio Cheli Lighting Design
French
French
Production company : Bel Air Media
Coproduction company : Opera national de Paris in partnership with Pathé live
Running Time : 125'
Production Year : 2026
Distribution compagny : Telmondis Distribution
Video Format : HDCAM, Digibeta 16/9, Digibeta 4/3 Letterbox