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La Bayadère eli Bajadeeri (Temppelitanssijatar, ven. Баядерка, Bajaderka) on baletti, jonka koreografian on tehnyt Marius Petipa ja musiikin säveltänyt Ludwig Minkus. Baletin esitti ensimmäisen kerran Mariinski-teatterin baletti Pietarissa, Venäjällä, 4. helmikuuta 1877. Bajadeerin kuuluisimpia kohtauksia ovat muun muassa klassikon asemaan noussut Varjojen valtakunta (engl. The Kingdom of the Shades), pronssijumalan tanssi (engl. Dance of the Golden Idol), Nikiyan kuolema ja viimeisen näytöksen Grand pas d'action.[1]

Bajadeerista on tehty sen esityshistorian aikana useita versioita. Balettia ovat muokanneet muun muassa Marius Petipa (1900), Alexander Gorski ja Vasili Tikhomirov (1904), Agrippina Vaganova (1932), Vakhtang Chabukiani ja Vladimir Ponomarev (1941), Rudolf Nurejev (kohtaus Varjojen valtakunta) (1963), Natalia Makarova (kohtaus Varjojen valtakunta) (1974), Natalia Makarova (1980), Rudolf Nurejev (1992) ja Sergei Vikharev (2001), joista viimeinen oli rekonstruktio Petipan baletista vuodelta 1900. Nykyään Bajadeerista esitetään lähinnä Tšabukianin ja Ponomarevin venäläistä versiota vuodelta 1941 tai Natalia Makarovan American Ballet Theatrelle tekemää versiota vuodelta 1980.

Bajadeeri on kuulunut useina vuosina Suomen Kansallisbaletin ohjelmistoon.

Juoni

Bajadeeri sijoittuu tarunomaiseen Intiaan. Baletti kertoo temppelitanssijattaresta eli bajadeerista Nikiyasta, joka rakastuu sotasankari Soloriin. Nikiya ja Solor vannovat toisilleen rakkaudenvalan, mutta radza eli hallitsija haluaa tyttärensä Gamzattin menevän naimisiin Solorin kanssa. Papiston ylibramiini, joka on itse rakastunut Nikiyaan, paljastaa radzalle Solorin ja Nikiyan rakkauden. Gamzatti ja radza päättävät, että tanssijattaren on kuoltava. Nikiyan tanssiessa Solorin ja Gamzattin kihlajaisissa hänelle annetaan kukkakori, jonka sisällä oleva myrkkykäärme puree Nikiyaa. Ylibramiini tarjoaa naiselle vastamyrkkyä, mutta Nikiya valitsee mieluummin kuoleman.

Nikiyan kuoleman jälkeen Solor näkee rakastetustaan näyn Varjojen valtakunnassa, ja uuden näyn hääseremonian aikana. Jumalat, jotka ovat suuttuneet tanssijattaren murhasta, rankaisevat hääväkeä tuhoamalla temppelin. Kaikki temppelissä olevat henkilöt kuolevat, ja baletin viimeisessä kohtauksessa Nikiyan ja Solorin henget ovat ikuisen rakkauden jälleen yhdistämiä.

Julkaistu kello 17.09.2012
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La Bayadere is a ballet in four acts and seven scenes, choreographed by Marius Petipa. It was first performed by the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg in 1877. The great Rudolf Nureyev also made several restylings and contributions to the choreography .
La Bayadere takes place in the Royal India
The ballet is about the drama of a temple dancer (bayadère), Nikiya, who is loved by Solor, a noble warrior. She is also loved by the High Brahmin, but she does not love him in return, because she loves Solor.

Act I, Scene I, Outside a Temple in the Sacred Forest: during the celebrations of the Indian Ritual of Fire. Nikiya, the most beautiful of the bayadères, will be elected the lead temple dancer. The High Brahmin declares his love for Nikiya, but is rejected by her. Later in that evening Nikiya meets secretly with Solor. They dance together and promise eternal love to each other over the Sacred Fire. The jealous High Brahmin who discovers them vows to kill Solor.

Act I, Scene II, A Room in the Palace: The Rajah has decided to reward Solor's valor and decrees that he will marry his daughter, Gamzatti. Gamzatti too falls in love with Solor. Even though Solor has sworn eternal love to Nikiya, he cannot defy the wishes of the Rajah and agrees to marry Gamzatti. The High Brahmin informs the Rajah of Nikiya and Solor's secret love, hoping that the Rajah will kill Solor. Instead, the Rajah decides to kill Nikiya. Gamzatti overhears their conversation and summons Nikiya to her rooms and attempts to bribe Nikiya to give up Solor. Refusing, Nikiya frantically attempts to kill Gamzatti. Nikiya flees and Gamzatti swears to kill her.

Act I, Scene III, The Garden of the Palace: At the betrothal of Solor and Gamzatti, Nikiya is of course asked to dance. Gamzatti gives a basket of flowers which Nikiya believes to be from Solor, and which conceals a deadly snake. Nikiya is bitten, and when Solor leaves with Gamzatti, she refuses the antidote which the High Brahmin offers her and elects to die.

Act II, The Tent of Solor: Solor, grief stricken begins to smoke opium and under its influence, dreams of being reunited with Nikiya in the Kingdom of the Shades. When he awakes, he realizes that he must get ready to marry Gamzatti.

Act III, The Temple: Solor continues to have visions of Nikiya whom only he can see. As the wedding ceremony begins at the Sacred Temple, Solor and Gamzatti must say their vows. Solor mistakenly says his vows to Nikiya, instead of his bride-to-be. The vengeance of the gods is unleashed, and the temple and all the celebrants are destroyed. Nikiya and Solor are once again united in eternal love.
NOTE:
La Bayadere is most famous for its "white act," commonly known as the "Kingdom of the Shades". This occurs in Solor's dream under the effect of opium. It is one of the most celebrated excerpts in all of classical ballet. The dance begins with 32 women in white, all making their way down a ramp in unison. The dance is exquisite and could be defined as the quintessential classical ballet. It is a masterpiece by Marius Petipa but has been also reworked by Rudolf Nureyev and others. Actually, it could be a ballet in his own rights and is often performed by itself. Of course, the choreography may change because of the inherent danger of having 32 dancers descending a ramp where the smallest mistake by one dancer may spoil the entire scene.

Choreography:
Natalia Macharova - Наталия Махарова
Marius Petipa
Olga Evreinoff - Ольга Евреинов

Principal dancers:
Nikiya: Svetlana Zachrova - Светлана Захарова
Solor: Roberto Bolle
Gamzatti: Isabelle Brusson
MUSIC
Ludwig Minkus