Marius Petipa’s exotic ballet, set in legendary India, is a story of love, death and vengeful judgement. Natalia Makarova’s sumptuous recreation of Petipa’s choreography, with atmospheric sets by Pier Luigi Samaritini and beautiful costumes by Yolanda Sonnabend, stars Tamara Rojo as the Bayadère (temple dancer) Nikiya, Carlos Acosta as Solor, and Marianela Nuñez as Gamzatti whose alluring presence challenges Solor’s love for Nikiya.

Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound.

Cast:
- Solar: Carlos Acosta
- Gamzatti: Marianela Nuñez
- Nikiya: Tamara Rojo
- The High Brahmin: Gary Avis
- Rajah: Christopher Saunders
- Magdaveya: Kenta Kura
- Solor’s Friend: Valeri Hristov

‘There wasn’t a single physical gesture that didn’t mean something, that didn’t speak of love trying and failing to blossom.’ - The Daily Telegraph

Choreographer: Natalia Makarova

Recorded live from the Royal Opera House, January 2009

Extra features:
- Tamara Rojo on dancing La Bayadère
- Leanne Cope and Francesca Filpi on the corps de ballet
- Tamara Rojo and Carlos Acosta rehearse with Alexander Agadzhanov
- Natalia Makarova on choreographing La Bayadère

Running time: 166mins
Region Code: All regions
Picture format: 16:9 Anamorphic
Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Menu languages: EN
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES