Elena Bauer/OnP

Ballet

La Bayadère

Rudolf Nureyev

Opéra Bastille

from 17 November to 31 December 2015

2h50 with 2 intervals

La Bayadère

Opéra Bastille - from 17 November to 31 December 2015

Synopsis

"The way to bring an old choreography to life is to rediscover a motivation for each movement; without that, there can be no truth."

- Rudolf Noureev


Rudolf Nureyev’s last ballet, La Bayadère is a magnificent oriental dream and the choreographic testament of an impassioned dancer. Although a masterpiece of the Russian repertoire, the ballet had never been presented in its entirety in France before its Paris Opera debut in 1992. The thwarted loves of the Hindu dancer Nikia and the noble warrior Solor, choreographed by Marius Petipa to music by Ludwig Minkus, were first revealed to European audiences in 1961 during a tour by the Kirov Ballet – the very tour during which Nureyev would exile himself for ever from his native land...

Until then, only the Kingdom of the Shades – an excerpt from Act III, considered to be one of ballet's crowning glories – had been performed on this side of the Iron Curtain.

Passed on by generations of dancers, La Bayadère underwent numerous adaptations before finally evolving into the work we know today. Drawing his inspiration from the version he himself had danced, Nureyev restructured the ballet to offer a performance in his own image: a brilliant and dazzling show of virtuosity enhanced by Ezio Frigerio’s lavish sets and Franca Squarciapino’s shimmering costumes, themselves inspired by visions of ancient Persia and an imaginary India. Always a resounding success at the Paris Opera, La Bayadère remains a feast for the eyes with its bravura pieces and its magnificent group movements.

Duration : 2h50 with 2 intervals

Artists

in three acts

Creative team

Cast

  • Tuesday 17 November 2015 at 19:30
  • Thursday 19 November 2015 at 19:30
  • Friday 20 November 2015 at 19:30
  • Tuesday 24 November 2015 at 19:30
  • Sunday 29 November 2015 at 14:30
  • Thursday 03 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Friday 04 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Sunday 06 December 2015 at 14:30
  • Monday 07 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Wednesday 09 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Thursday 10 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Saturday 12 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Monday 14 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Wednesday 16 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Friday 18 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Saturday 19 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Monday 21 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Tuesday 22 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Thursday 24 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Saturday 26 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Monday 28 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Wednesday 30 December 2015 at 19:30
  • Thursday 31 December 2015 at 19:30

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Latest update 25 June 2015, cast is likely to change.

Etoiles, Premiers Danseurs and Corps de Ballet with the participation of the Ballet School
Colonne Orchestra

Media

  • « La Bayadère » - Teaser
  • La Bayadère - Rudolf Noureev

Access and services

Opéra Bastille

Place de la Bastille

75012 Paris

Public transport

Underground Bastille (lignes 1, 5 et 8), Gare de Lyon (RER)

Bus 29, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91, N01, N02, N11, N16

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Car park

Q-Park Opéra Bastille 34, rue de Lyon 75012 Paris

Book your parking spot

In both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:

  • €25 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
  • €40 tickets for senior citizens over 65

Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.

Opéra Bastille
  • Open 1h before performances and until performances end
  • Get in from within the theatre’s public areas
  • For more information: +33 1 40 01 17 82

Opéra Bastille

Place de la Bastille

75012 Paris

Public transport

Underground Bastille (lignes 1, 5 et 8), Gare de Lyon (RER)

Bus 29, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91, N01, N02, N11, N16

Calculate my route
Car park

Q-Park Opéra Bastille 34, rue de Lyon 75012 Paris

Book your parking spot

In both our venues, discounted tickets are sold at the box offices from 30 minutes before the show:

  • €25 tickets for under-28s, unemployed people (with documentary proof less than 3 months old) and senior citizens over 65 with non-taxable income (proof of tax exemption for the current year required)
  • €40 tickets for senior citizens over 65

Get samples of the operas and ballets at the Paris Opera gift shops: programmes, books, recordings, and also stationery, jewellery, shirts, homeware and honey from Paris Opera.

Opéra Bastille
  • Open 1h before performances and until performances end
  • Get in from within the theatre’s public areas
  • For more information: +33 1 40 01 17 82

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