La Bayadère - Reconstruction of Petipa's 1900 revival 16/17

[theamazingsoter]

That part of the adagio with Gamzatti and the fakir's flower basket cracks me up everytime. Why won't they release this on DVD?!

@sweetaliena And why do you think Nikiya is useless here? She's supposed to be haunting Solor for agreeing to marry Gamzatti after they had reconciled in the Kingdom of Shades. I personally prefer the ballet ending with the destruction of the temple, though I like both versions.

[sweetaliena]

@theamazingsoter I understand the premise of it but I think the choreography is lacking. It doesn't blend well.

[sweetaliena]

Sorry to say this but I really don't like this pas de trois. I feel that Nikiya is useless there.

[mhenry91]

does anyone know the specific name of this song at the beginning?

[valeguidi100]

in other versions wasnt this scene and the pas de deux before the kingdom of the shades?? i always thought it was.

[Bnesque]

What a great treajure lost in time! At least Fateyev should restore this reconstructed version. But I can't quite imagine suitable Solor in their current line up of the principals except younger Kolb!

[professorrapport]

I bet you still have some wild man in you (wink)

[mrlopez2681]

that is too funny

[professorrapport]

That's what I thought. I think a pas de trois is much better than the pas de deux--espeically the original pas de deux in the second act of Swan Lake. When I say "the first version", I mean the very first time Petipa staged the pas.

Adam, do you ever visit San Francisco?

[mrlopez2681]

no - not in a while. I lived in Valencia & Hollywood for a time (my life was alot more wild excessive then!), but now am very humdrum in Oklahoma.

[professorrapport]

Adam, Is this another Petipa Pas de Trio turned into a Pas de Deux? I would like to see the very first version Petipa created. The music here is lovely!

[mrlopez2681]

in the Soviet-era many of Petipa's logical pas were turned into athletic circus showcases, with the music taken out of context. One that comes to mind is the so-called "Diane et Acteon pas de deux". When you say "the first version", are you refering to the pas shown in this clip?

[taurusbs]

the "grand pas" was originally called "pas d'action" having inside a dramatic continuity with story

This is a nice version

[HelgaMaq]

I wouldn't like to believe that such a treasure we've lost!

[genzano]

Thank you soooo much! The reconstructed grand pas has more drama woven into the trio than the usual PDD, which is more presentation than revelation. As for Gamzatti's variation, now I can see how Nureyev's production for the POB relied on the Gusev lineage, quite different from what we are used to in Bolshoi and ROB productions.