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The Mariinsky Ballet - La Bayadère
Opens: 11/08/2011 Closes: 13/08/2011
ROH, London
The Mariinsky end their celebratory season with a third Marius Petipa ballet, transporting the audience to India, where a temple dancer falls tragically in love with a famed warrior. With a score by Ludwig Minkus, the ballet contains two choreographic gems in the dance of the Bronze Idol and The Kingdom of the Shades.
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The Arts Desk“There is only the poetry...” It’s the mark of someone who knows the purity of the water they’re bearing on their shoulder, and who will do their best to keep it clean and fresh...
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The Telegraph“That is what they do. Perfectly...” The Mariinsky’s dancers understand this extravagant yet disciplined style in their bones: their exactly calibrated movements are stamped in their muscles by years of training...
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this is london“Wonder of nature...” It's often said that the Mariinsky's corps de ballet is the best thing about it, but it's only when you see them dance La Bayadère that you realise it's true...
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