Kingdom of the Shades
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Kingdom of the Shades is the famous dreamlike scene from the ballet *La Bayadère* in which a long procession of white-clad ballerinas descends in hypnotically synchronized arabesques, epitomizing classical corps de ballet purity and precision.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet scene
ⓘ
corps de ballet showcase ⓘ |
| appearsInAct | Act III of La Bayadère NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedBy | Ludwig Minkus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Nikiya
NERFINISHED
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Solor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGroup | shades (spirits of dead bayadères) ⓘ |
| firstChoreographedBy | Marius Petipa GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasChoreographicStyle | classical ⓘ |
| hasColorSymbolism | white ⓘ |
| hasCostumeTradition |
white tutus
GENERATED
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white veils or headpieces GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasFunctionInBallet |
iconic highlight of La Bayadère
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showcase of corps de ballet technique ⓘ |
| hasGenre | classical ballet ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
20th-century neoclassical corps de ballet aesthetics
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ballet training standards for corps work ⓘ |
| hasKeyStep |
arabesque penchée variations
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repeated arabesque descent ⓘ synchronized port de bras ⓘ |
| hasLightingDesignTradition | dim, bluish, otherworldly lighting ⓘ |
| hasMusicStyle | Romantic ballet score ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
dreamlike atmosphere
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emphasis on purity and precision ⓘ geometric patterns of the corps ⓘ hypnotic repetition ⓘ long procession of ballerinas ⓘ slow, processional entrance ⓘ synchronized arabesques ⓘ white-clad corps de ballet ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
epitome of classical corps de ballet purity
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one of the most famous scenes in classical ballet ⓘ test of a company’s corps de ballet ⓘ |
| hasSetting | dream realm of shades (spirits) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
idealized, unattainable love
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spiritual transcendence ⓘ vision of the afterlife ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedBy |
American Ballet Theatre
NERFINISHED
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Bolshoi Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ Mariinsky Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris Opera Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSometimesPerformedAs | standalone excerpt ⓘ |
| partOf | La Bayadère NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1877 ⓘ |
| premieredInWork | La Bayadère NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresNumberOfDancers | large female corps de ballet ⓘ |
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