Be wise, taste wines and adjusts your boundless hope to the cup of life, which is small. Even as we speak cruel time flees jealous. Harvest the present day, the morrow is uncertain. Seize the day. Carpe Diem Quam Minimum Credula Postero. (Quintus Horatius Flaccus 65–8 b.C.)
Anzhelina Vorontsova Анжелина Воронцова as “Nikiya”, “La Bayadère Баядеркa”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov, choreo by Nacho Duato after Marius Petipa, music by Ludwig Minkus, stage and costume design by Angelina Atlagić, Mikhailovsky Ballet Михайловский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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“La Bayadère Баядерка”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, choreo by Nacho Duato after Marius Petipa, music by Ludwig Minkus, stage and costume design by Angelina Atlagić Ангелина Атлагич, Mikhailovsky Ballet Михайловский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Elizaveta Leushina Елизавета Леушина, “La Bayadère Баядерка”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, choreo by Nacho Duato after Marius Petipa, music by Ludwig Minkus, stage and costume design by Angelina Atlagić Ангелина Атлагич, Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre (Novat) Новосибирский Государственный Академический Театр Оперы и Балета (Hobat), Novosibirsk, Novosibirskaya Oblast, Russia.
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Photographer Yekaterina Lola Екатерина Лола (Kate Lola)
Anna Animutskaya Анна Анимуцкая, Alena Shevkova Алена Шевкова and Maria Bakhayeva Мария Бахаева, “La BayadèreБаядеркa”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Marius Petipa, Natalia Makarova Наталья Макарова and Andris Liepa Андрис Лиепа (with choreo fragments by Vladimir Ponomarev Владимир Пономарёв, Vakhtang Chabukiani Вахтанг Чабукиани and Nikolay Zubkovsky Николай Зубковский), set and costume by Vyacheslav Okunev Вячеслав Окунев, Kremlin Ballet Кремлевский балет, Great Hall of the State Kremlin Palace Большой зал Государственного Кремлёвского Дворца, Moscow, Russia.
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Photo courtesy of the State Kremlin Palace Press Service.
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Marina Korotchenkova Марина Коротченкова, “La Bayadère Баядерка”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, choreo by Nacho Duato after Marius Petipa, music by Ludwig Minkus, stage and costume design by Angelina Atlagić Ангелина Атлагич, Mikhailovsky Ballet Михайловский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Note I: Some links leading to the English version of the Perm Ballet website do not work or have incomplete info. For this reason, they are published in their Russian version. You always have the option to translate the page using the right button on your mouse.
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Ksenia Khabinets Ксения Хабинец as “Gamzatti” and Mikhail Evgenov Михаил Евгенов as “Solor”, “La Bayadère Баядерка”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Marius Petipa, Natalia Makarova Наталья Макарова and Andris Liepa Андрис Лиепа (with choreo fragments by Vladimir Ponomarev Владимир Пономарёв, Vakhtang Chabukiani Вахтанг Чабукиани and Nikolay Zubkovsky Николай Зубковский), set and costume by Vyacheslav Okunev Вячеслав Окунев, Kremlin Ballet Кремлевский балет, Great Hall of the State Kremlin Palace Большой зал Государственного Кремлёвского Дворца, Moscow, Russia.
Note I: Some links leading to the english version of the Kremlin Ballet website do not work or have incomplete information. For this reason, they are published in their russian version. You always have the option to translate the page using the right button on your mouse.
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Ksenia Khabinets Ксения Хабинец as “Gamzatti”, “La Bayadère Баядерка”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Marius Petipa, Natalia Makarova Наталья Макарова and Andris Liepa Андрис Лиепа (with choreo fragments by Vladimir Ponomarev Владимир Пономарёв, Vakhtang Chabukiani Вахтанг Чабукиани and Nikolay Zubkovsky Николай Зубковский), set and costume by Vyacheslav Okunev Вячеслав Окунев, Kremlin Ballet Кремлевский балет, Great Hall of the State Kremlin Palace Большой зал Государственного Кремлёвского Дворца, Moscow, Russia.
Note I: Some links leading to the english version of the Kremlin Ballet website do not work or have incomplete information. For this reason, they are published in their russian version. You always have the option to translate the page using the right button on your mouse.
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Ksenia Khabinets Ксения Хабинец as “Gamzatti”, “La Bayadère Баядерка”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Marius Petipa, Natalia Makarova Наталья Макарова and Andris Liepa Андрис Лиепа (with choreo fragments by Vladimir Ponomarev Владимир Пономарёв, Vakhtang Chabukiani Вахтанг Чабукиани and Nikolay Zubkovsky Николай Зубковский), set and costume by Vyacheslav Okunev Вячеслав Окунев, Kremlin Ballet Кремлевский балет, Great Hall of the State Kremlin Palace Большой зал Государственного Кремлёвского Дворца, Moscow, Russia.
Note I: Some links leading to the english version of the Kremlin Ballet website do not work or have incomplete information. For this reason, they are published in their russian version. You always have the option to translate the page using the right button on your mouse.
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Photographer Yekaterina Lola Екатерина Лола (Kate Lola)
Yekaterina Pervushina Екатерина Первушина as “Nikiya”, “La BayadèreБаядеркa”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Marius Petipa, Natalia Makarova Наталья Макарова and Andris Liepa Андрис Лиепа (with choreo fragments by Vladimir Ponomarev Владимир Пономарёв, Vakhtang Chabukiani Вахтанг Чабукиани and Nikolay Zubkovsky Николай Зубковский), set and costume by Vyacheslav Okunev Вячеслав Окунев, Kremlin Ballet Кремлевский балет, Great Hall of the State Kremlin Palace Большой зал Государственного Кремлёвского Дворца, Moscow, Russia (January 28, 2024).
Note I: Some links leading to the english version of the Kremlin Ballet website do not work or have incomplete information. For this reason, they are published in their russian version. You always have the option to translate the page using the right button on your mouse.
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Photographer Yekaterina Lola Екатерина Лола (Kate Lola)
Yekaterina Pervushina Екатерина Первушина as “Nikiya”, “La BayadèreБаядеркa”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Marius Petipa, Natalia Makarova Наталья Макарова and Andris Liepa Андрис Лиепа (with choreo fragments by Vladimir Ponomarev Владимир Пономарёв, Vakhtang Chabukiani Вахтанг Чабукиани and Nikolay Zubkovsky Николай Зубковский), set and costume by Vyacheslav Okunev Вячеслав Окунев, Kremlin Ballet Кремлевский балет, Great Hall of the State Kremlin Palace Большой зал Государственного Кремлёвского Дворца, Moscow, Russia (January 28, 2024).
Note I: Some links leading to the english version of the Kremlin Ballet website do not work or have incomplete information. For this reason, they are published in their russian version. You always have the option to translate the page using the right button on your mouse.
Note II: Original quality of photographs might be affected by compression algorithm of the website where they are hosted.
Photographer Yekaterina Lola Екатерина Лола (Kate Lola)
Yekaterina Pervushina Екатерина Первушина as “Nikiya”, “La BayadèreБаядеркa”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Marius Petipa, Natalia Makarova Наталья Макарова and Andris Liepa Андрис Лиепа (with choreo fragments by Vladimir Ponomarev Владимир Пономарёв, Vakhtang Chabukiani Вахтанг Чабукиани and Nikolay Zubkovsky Николай Зубковский), set and costume by Vyacheslav Okunev Вячеслав Окунев, Kremlin Ballet Кремлевский балет, Great Hall of the State Kremlin Palace Большой зал Государственного Кремлёвского Дворца, Moscow, Russia (January 28, 2024).
Note I: Some links leading to the english version of the Kremlin Ballet website do not work or have incomplete information. For this reason, they are published in their russian version. You always have the option to translate the page using the right button on your mouse.
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Polina Semionova Полина Семионова as “Nikiya Никия”, “La Bayadère Баядеркa”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, choreo by Marius Petipa (1877), Vladimir Ponomarev Владимир Пономарёв, Vakhtang Chabukiani Вахтанг Чабукиани (1941), Konstantin Sergeyev Константин Сергеев and Nikolay Zubkovsky Николай Зубковский, music by Ludwig Minkus, costume by Evgeny Ponomarev Евгений Пономарёв, Mikhailovsky Theatre Михайловский театр, Saint Petersburg, Russia (March 2014).
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Eva Sergeenkova Ева Сергеенкова and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков, “La Bayadère Баядерка”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Marius Petipa, new scenic version by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, scenes from productions by Vakhtang Chabukiani Вахтанг Чабукиани, Nikolay Zubkovsky Николай Зубковский, Konstantin Sergeev Константина Сергеев, supervisor of scenery and costume creation by Valery Levental Валерий Левенталь, Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр, Moscow, Russia.
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Zlata Dorofeeva Злата Дорофеева, “Indian Dance” (Dance with Drum), “La Bayadère Баядерка”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergei Khudekov Сергея Худеков, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreography by Marius Petipa, Natalia Makarova Наталья Макарова and Andris Liepa Андрис Лиепа (with choreography fragments by Vladimir Ponomarev Владимир Пономарёв, Vakhtang Chabukiani Вахтанг Чабукиани and Nikolay Zubkovsky Николай Зубковский), set and costume by Vyacheslav Okunev Вячеслав Окунев, Kremlin Ballet Кремлевский балет, Great Hall of the State Kremlin Palace Большой зал Государственного Кремлёвского Дворца, Moscow, Russia.
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Evgenia Obraztsova Евгения Образцова (Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр) as “Nikiya”, “La Bayadère Баядерка”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Marius Petipa, new scenic version by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, scenes from productions by Vakhtang Chabukiani, Nikolay Zubkovsky, Konstantin Sergeev Константина Сергеев, supervisor of scenery and costume creation by Valery Levental, Anna Pavlova Gala, Russian Ballet Icons, London Coliseum, London, England (March 4, 2012).
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