Young warriors led by Solor are hunting a tiger. Before entering the forest Solor asks a fakir, named Magedaveya, to tell Nikia, a bayadere, that he will wait for her near the temple. The High Brahmin ...

Spectacle is implied in the name of the Bolshoi Ballet, and spectacle is the word for “La Bayadere,” the classic full-length ballet that opened the troupe’s five-day visit at the Auditorium Theatre on ...

Here in the West we tend to chuck two-thirds of Petipa's "La Bayadère" and get straight to the plotless poetry - the "Kingdom of the Shades" scene, 32 women in heavenly white. After all, the music is ...

In La Bayadère last night she showed herself not only to possess as if by nature all the refinements of classical training, but also as a woman born to make music and tell stories as she dances. There ...

La Bayadere is one of the greatest works in classical ballet history - a story of love, death and vengeful judgment, set in India. The Bolshoi Ballet's performance will be captured live in HD Sunday, ...

Russia's 229-year-old Bolshoi Ballet began a tour of Japan yesterday, bringing two grand ballets that share a touch of exoticism, “La Bayadere” and “La Fille du Pharaon (The Pharaoh's Daughter).” Both ...

ethereal presence signifies the dreamlike state in which the warrior Solor pines for his dead lover, Nikiya. The “Kingdom of the Shades” is the signature dance in “La Bayadere.” While this scene has ...

La Bayadere, as choreographed by Marius Petipa, returned to the stage of the world-famous Bolshoi Theater on Thursday evening. The ballet, in three acts, is an exotic story of love and intrigue, set ...

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La Bayadère by the Bolshoi Ballet at Covent Garden was lit up by Olga Smirnova, a star in the making, says Sarah Crompton. Sarah Crompton 04 August 2013 • 1:23pm Even by the Bolshoi Ballet’s exalted ...