The Kingdom of the Shades

Choreography by Natalia Makarova
after Marius Petipa
Music by Ludwig Minkus
Specially Arranged by John Lanchbery
Production Conceived and Directed by Natalia Makarova
Scenery by PierLuigi Samaritani
Costumes by Theoni V. Aldredge
Lighting by Brad Fields
Production Coordinator Dina Makaroff

Running Time: 34 minutes

The Kingdom of the Shades, from the full-length ballet La Bayadère, offers a shining moment not just for the Principal Dancers and Soloists but for the female corps de ballet who open this fabled ballet passage with an astonishing sequence of pure classicism and precision. A masterpiece of choreographic synchronicity, the rigor, focus, and artistry required of ABT’s dancers to move and breathe as one is nothing short of extraordinary.