Based on the Marius Petipa ballet classic, this tale of a temple dancer and her doomed love for a warrior has never before been presented in Indian classical dance. With lyrics ranging from 11th century ritual verses to 18th century court ballads, and choreography reflecting the disparate dance traditions of temple and court in both Bharatanatyam and Kathak, La Bayadère – The Temple Dancer is Manohar’s
re-imagination of the intrigue and romance of Petipa’s hypnotic original. This story of India, first told by a French choreographer to a Russian audience, and now presented by an Indian dance company in Canada – truly the language of dance has come full circle.