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A love letter to the art of classical ballet: La Bayadère at Norwegian National Ballet

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“each position that reminded us that to be a ballerina, is to be a living art form”
Reviewed at Oslo Opera House, Main Stage, Oslo on 22 March 2022
La Bayadère (Natalia Makarova, Marius Petipa)
Norwegian National Ballet
Emmanuel Siffert, Conductor
Pier Luigi Samaritani, Set Designer
Yolanda Sonnabend, Costume Designer
John B. Read, Lighting Designer
Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Whitney Jensen, Dancer
Lania Atkins, Dancer
Ricardo Castellanos, Dancer
Youngseo Ko, Dancer
Miharu Maki, Dancer
Daniela Cabrera, Dancer
Natalia Makarova's La Bayadère: a night to remember in Oslo
****1
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Norwegian National Ballet: strong and harmonious, especially the corps
***11
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****1
San Francisco Ballet : Classical twists
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