The Royal Ballet rehearse La Bayadère – World Ballet Day 2018 (Takada, Osipova, Muntagirov)

Akane Takada (Nikiya), Natalia Osipova (Princess Gamzatti) and Vadim Muntagirov (Solor) rehearse Natalia Makarova’s La Bayadère, filmed as part of #WorldBalletDay 2018. Principal Guest Teacher Olga Evreinoff. Accompanied by pianist Grant Green. Find out more at Nikiya, a temple dancer, is in love with the warrior Solor. The High Brahmin also desires Nikiya, and when she rejects him, he plans to take revenge on Solor. When the High Brahmin tells the Rajah about Solor’s secret love, the Rajah decides that Nikiya, not Solor, should be killed. Princess Gamzatti is to be married to Solor. She overhears and tries to bribe Nikiya to give up Solor, but Nikiya refuses. The Rajah and Gamzatti arrange for Nikiya to be killed by a snake bite during the engagement festivities. Despondent, Solor is filled with remorse and haunted by visions of Nikiya. He cannot complete the wedding ceremony. The gods are angered and destroy the temple