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Ballet Show "Summer Seasons" by Russian National Ballet Theatre
03 July 2018 (Tue), 19:00 Russian National Ballet Theatre - Classical Ballet "La Bayadere"


Schedule for "La Bayadere" 2021-2022

Composer: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Marius Petipa

Orchestra: Symphony orchestra of the Summer Ballet Seasons

A wonderful ballet originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by French choreographer Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus.

The famous French choreographer Marius Petipa at the end of the 19th century created the ballet La Bayadere. It tells the tragic love story of a dancer and a warrior, based on an ancient Indian legend. In those days, the East was in fashion: artists, poets and composers often turned to exotic subjects in search of inspiration.


The music for the ballet La Bayadere was written by the Czech composer Ludwig Minkus, who worked a lot in Russia.


At the end of the 19 th century a famous French choreographer Marius Petipa ( He was called Marius Ivanovich in Saint Petersburg) created the ballet "La Bayadère". It tells a tragic love story of a dancer and a warrior, based on an ancient Indian legend. 

In those days, Oriental topic was popular: artists, poets and composers were looking for the inspiration in exotic subjects. The music to the ballet was composed by Ludwig Minkus, a Czech composer who worked a lot in Russia. (For the convenience, he was given the Russian patronymic - Fyodorovich and was called Ludwig Fyodorovich).

In 1877, the result of Marius Ivanovich and Ludwig Fyodorovich's work was presented to sophisticated St. Petersburg's audience. The audience was delighted by the beautiful music and complicated choreography, luxurious costumes and amazing scenery, fascinating plot, vivid characters and a bit of magic. After the first night, the ballet was staged a lot in Russia and abroad and became one of the 
most popular performances. 


Act I











Act II






Schedule for "La Bayadere" 2021-2022

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