Photos: Boston Ballet readies ‘Bayadère’
Boston Ballet’s corps de ballet rehearsed the Act III scene from “La Bayadère” called “The Kingdom of the Shades,” a tour de force of ensemble grace and precision.
Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
| October 19, 2013
Marius Petipa’s 1877 classic will be perform Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 at the Boston Opera House.
Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
| October 19, 2013
It’s one of the most fiendishly difficult, requiring intense concentration and steady technical command.
Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
| October 19, 2013
“Of the big story ballets, this is the hardest piece for the corps de ballet to perform,” says ballet master and artistic coordinator Shannon Parsley of Boston Ballet.
Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
| October 19, 2013
The corps of 24 ghost-like women in white is one of the most exquisite and entrancing in the repertoire.
Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
| October 19, 2013
