La Bayadère by Nacho Duato: Imitation of the classical heritage or innovation?
Abstract
The article discusses the premiere of 2019 - ballet La Bayadere staged by the Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato at the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg. A brief retrospective of the main stage embodiments of the ballet La Bayadere is given. A comparative analysis of the performance by Duato with the canonical Leningrad three-act version of the ballet by Marius Petipa in the edits of V. Ponomarev, V. Chabukiani, N. Zubkovsky and K. Sergeev in 1941 and 1948 is carried out. Conclusions are formulated on the work of Nacho Duato with the Russian classical ballet heritage. In particular, the author substantiates the position that, despite the leading position in the theater, Duato does not have complete creative freedom when creating performances. On the basis of the above analysis, the conclusion is substantiated that La Bayadère on the stage of the Mikhailovsky Theater is not an original and innovative production by N. Duato due to the fact that the choreography of the ballet is mostly borrowed from the production of Marius Petipa.
About the Author
K. A. Kozlova
Vaganova Ballet Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lecturer of the Chair
2, Zodchego Rossi St., St. Petersburg, 191023
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Kozlova K.A. La Bayadère by Nacho Duato: Imitation of the classical heritage or innovation? Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2021;(4):35-45. (In Russ.)
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