Bolshoi Ballet Live Encore Screening: La Bayadere

Recorded live on the stage of the historic Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, La Bayadere is a romantic ballet in three acts originally choreographed by Marius Petipa in 1877. The Bolshoi Ballet’s production is a new scenic version by Yuri Grigorovich, based on a libretto by Petipa and Sergei Khudekov, set to an original score by Ludwig Minkus. Noble warrior Solor is the most revered fighter in India. He wishes a private audience with the beautiful temple dancer Nikia and dispatches his envoy.