La Bayadere
2013
About the production
PREMIERE Estonian National Ballet May 16th 2013
Based on original choreography by MARIUS PETIPA
Composer LUDWIG MINKUS
Libretto MARIUS PETIPA, SERGEI HUDEKOV
Original choreography MARIUS PETIPA
Choreographer / Stage director of the new redaction THOMAS EDUR
Assistant to stage director JEVGENI NEFF
Conductors RISTO JOOST, LAURI SIRP
Set & costume designer PETER DOCHERTY
Lighting designer TIIT URVIK
Nikiya, bayadére GALINA LAUŠ, NANAE MARUYAMA, ALENA SHKATULA
Gamzatti, the Raja’s daughter LUANA GEORG, GALINA LAUŠ, KSENIA SELETSKAJA
Soldier ANATOLI ARHANGELSKI, JONATHAN DAVIDSSON, MAKSIM TŠUKARJOV, SERGEI UPKIN
The Golden Idol JONATHAN HANKS, ANDRUS LAUR, BRUNO MICCHIARDI, SERGEI UPKIN
Leader of the fakirs ENEKO AMARÓS, ANDRUS LAUR, BRUNO MICCHIARDI, MICHELE PELLEGRINI
The High Brahin ANATOLI ARHANGELSKI, GABRIEL DAVIDSSON, ALEKSANDR KANAPLJOV, VITALI NIKOLAJEV
The Rahaj VIKTOR JELISSEJEV, VITALI NIKOLAJEV, ALEKSANDR PRIGOROVSKI
Servant INGRID GILDEN, SANNA KONDAS, SEILI LOORITS-KÄMBRE, MAIGRET PEETSON
Two warriors GABRIEL DAVIDSSON, JEVGENI GRIB, JONATHAN HANKS, ALEKSANDR KANAPLJOV, ANDRUS LAUR, MATTEO DI LORETO, GIUSEPPE MARTINO, WILLIAM SIMMONS
Pas d’action NADEŽDA ANTIPENKO, CHIARA ANNUNZIATO, MARIANNE BASSING, SVETLANA DANILOVA, DARJA GÜNTER, HEIDI KOPTI, TRIINU LEPPIK, NANAE MARUYANA, OLGA RJABIKOVA, ANASTASIA SAVELA< KSENIA SELETSKAJA
Solo EVE ANDRE, MARIANNE BASSIN, EMILIA CADORIN, SVETLANA DANILOVA, ERIKA DELPONTE, LUANA GEORG, CHARLOTTE INGLESON, HEIDI KOPTI, SEILI LOORITS-KÄMBRE, ABIGAIL SHEPPARD
Shadows 1st Variation: EVE ANDRE, LUANA GEORG, ERIKA DELPONTE, HEIDI KOPTI, ABIGAIL SHEPPARD 2nd Variation: MARIANNE BASSING, HEIDI KOPTI, OLGA RJABIKOVA, ABIGAIL SHEPPARD, KSENIA SELETSKAJA 3rd Variation: EVE ANDRE, CHIARA ANNUNZIATO, NADEDA ANTIPENKO, GALINA LAUŠ, NANAE MARUYAMA, ANASTASIA SAVELA
Soloists of the dance of the Hindus DARJA GÜNTER, HEIDI KOPTI, SEILI LOORITS-KÄMBRE, URVE-LY VOOGAND, ENEKO AMARÓS, JEVGENI GRIB, ALEKSANDR KANAPLJOV, ANDRUS LAUR, MATTEO DI LORETO, GIUSEPPE MARTINO, MICHELE PELLEGRINI, ALEKSANDR PRIGOROVSKI
Jampe, temple dancers, shadows, waltz BALLET AND THE STUDENTS OF TALLINN BALLET SCHOOL
Soldiers, fakirs, Hindus MALE TROUPE OF THE ESTONIAN NATIONAL BALLET
Priests, servants, guards EXTRAS, THE STUDENTS OF ESTONIAN NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL
REVIEW
What Edur has achieved with his Sleeping Beauty is rare: demonstrating that with an artistic conception that goes to every essence of an iconic work of the cannon, it is possible to present a viable reading that does not depend for success on limitless funds.
- Dance Europe Magazine
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