LA BAYADÈRE
Ballet by Ludwig Minkus
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About “La Bayadère”
For the first time on the stage of the Sofia Opera and Ballet in 2012 the complete original version of this ballet was presented.
One of the most exciting masterpieces of the famous Petipa is inspired by the drama of the ancient Indian poet Kalidas and Goethe's ballad “La Bayadère”.
Tragedy and lyrics, the pursuit of happiness, love and freedom are intertwined in this famous work, which takes place in ancient India. The plot transforms the passionate and all-consuming love of La Bayadère Nikiya for the brave warrior Solor. Faithfulness, betrayal, sincerity and insidiousness are at the heart of this expressive ballet spectacle, ruling over time as the apotheosis of fiery love.
About Pavel Stalinski
Pavel Stalinski is one of the most famous Russian choreographers. He stages ballet spectacles all over the world. His father, Alexey Stalinski, was also a ballet dancer and choreographer. Alexey Stalinski instilled in Pavel a love of ballet. The son admires his father, who until the age of 75 was associated with this sublime art. Although he had a heart defect and wounds from the Second World War, Alexey taught young people ballet to his end. Pavel is also completely dedicated to dance. He arrived in Sofia in May 2012 to stage the ballet “La Bayadère”. In this version the work has not been performed in Bulgaria. This is one of the most difficult ballets, like “Swan Lake”.
It is among the peaks in the performing arts.
More than 80 people appear in it individually and in the mass scenes. Among the performers are students from the National School of Dance Art in Sofia.
Pavel Stalinski admires the work of our ballet dancers. He staged “La Bayadère” after Marius Petipa, but strived to give a lot of himself for the perfect construction of each character and its independent sound on the background of the whole production. Stalinski's motto is simple, it has a lot of sincerity and clarity: "You have to dance not only with the body, but also with the soul, to join your role as every believer joins God!"
To the history of the production in Sofia
The choreographer Pavel Stalinski arrived in Sofia in love with his pianist Galya Lushchenko. Exceptionally good pianist, she came with him to Bulgaria to play at the rehearsals of the famous ballet. The two met by chance years ago, at the premiere of the ballet "Don Quixote" in Lvov. Love blazed at first sight. Stalin argues that there is such an attraction. The young lady had a son from her first marriage. The ballet dancer was already the father of two older daughters. Nothing could break their relationship.
"With such strong love," says the choreographer, "dark, evil forces always intervene."
One day, Paul climbed a high ladder to repair the electrical installation in his home. Suddenly it was as if someone pushed the ladder and he fell. He had fractures all over his body, pelvis and vertebrae, he was stiff with pain. Galya didn’t separate from him until he fully recovered. Now the two are inseparable and believe in destiny. Stalinski and Lushchenko are convinced that in the beginning of every attraction is passion, then comes the spiritual connection and then comes the real, great love, as in the ballet “La Bayadère”.
