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Work: The Kingdom of the Shades (La Bayadère)

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ComposerMinkus, Ludwig (1826-1917)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeDance
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Natalia Makarova; Marius Petipa; Victor Gsovsky; The Australian Ballet
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ABT presents the classics with slightly uneven results

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ABT offer some outstanding performances in a classical quadruple bill but there was a lack of confidence and uniformity within the corps de ballet. 
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Kingdom of the Shades is a company's ultimate test

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Artistic Director, Susan Jaffe, reviving the Kingdom of the Shades for ABT’s Fall Season was both a testament to her trust in her company, and also a test.
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San Francisco Ballet : Classical twists

San Francisco Ballet's Program 3 explores the boundaries of classicism, from both ends, with La Bayadère's 'Kingdom of the Shades' , and neoclassical works from Hans van Manen, William Forsythe and Myles Thatcher. 
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