Bayadere -Stepanov Choreographic Notation -circa 1900
Bayadere may refer to: * Bayadere is a European term for devadasi — a female dancer in India, often clothed in loose Eastern costume * Bayadere (fabric), an Indian silk fabric * ''Die Bajadere'', an operetta by Emmerich Kalman * ''Die Bajadere'', a polka by Johann Strauss II * ''La Bayadère'', a ballet by Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus See also *Nautch The nautch (; meaning "dance" or "dancing")Scott A. Kugle, 2016When Sun Meets Moon: Gender, Eros, and Ecstasy in Urdu Poetry p.230. was a popular court dance performed by girls (known as "nautch girls") in India. The culture of the performing ...

Devadasi
In India, a devadasi was a female artist who was dedicated to the worship and service of a deity or a temple for the rest of her life. The dedication took place in a ceremony that was somewhat similar to a marriage ceremony. In addition to taking care of the temple and performing rituals, these women also learned and practiced classical Indian artistic traditions such as Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi, and Odissi. Their social status was high as dance and music were an essential part of temple worship. Between the sixth and thirteenth centuries, Devadasis had a high rank and dignity in society and were exceptionally affluent as they were seen as the protectors of the arts. During this period royal patrons provided them with gifts of land, property, and jewellery. After becoming Devadasis, the women would spend their time learning religious rites, rituals, and dances. Devadasis were expected to live a life of celibacy, however, there have been instances of exceptions. ...
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Bayadere (fabric)
Bayadere was an Indian silk fabric with a horizontal stripe pattern. Etymology In Europe the term ''bayadere'' (from french: bayadère, from pt, balhadeira, literally ''dancer'') was occasionally used. Structure and pattern Bayadere was made using both plain and twill weaves. The fabric was either woven with weft stripes or printed. The stripes were made with bright and strongly contrasting colors. Moire bayadere is a bayadere with a wavy pattern. See also * Sussi (cloth) Sussi or susi (Soosey, Sousae) was a term for multicolored striped or checked cloth produced in the Indian subcontinent. Sussi was thin handloom fabric made of cotton, silk, or a blend of the two, with colored warp stripes. Punjab region was ... References Woven fabrics {{Textile-stub ...
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Die Bajadere (operetta)
Die Bajadere is an operetta in 3 acts composed by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán. The libretto was written by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. The work premiered in Vienna at the Carltheater on 23 December 1921. With the English-language title of ''The Yankee Princess'', the work received its first New York City performances in October 1922. Roles Synopsis The operettas is set in 1921. Act 1 Act One begins after a performance in Paris by the great singing actress, Odette Darimonde, who is starring at the Châtelet in the operetta La Bayadère. After witnessing many of her performances, the young Indian Prince Radjami von Lahore has fallen helplessly in love and asks the theater manager to arrange an introduction. He is anxious to make her his bride immediately, for his parents have an arranged marriage waiting for him back home. Odette makes it clear to him, however, that she has no interest in him. Radjami engages the help of a young man, Napoleon St. Cloche, to ...
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Die Bajadere (polka)
"Die Bajadere" is one of Johann Strauss II's polkas, Op. 351. A ''bajadere'' was a temple dancer in the European vision of legendary India being popularized by the first translations of Indian classic literature into European languages. The European view melded all the world east of Suez into an exotic locale. The themes of "Die Bajadere" were drawn from the score of Strauss's first operetta, ''Indigo und die vierzig Räuber'' ("Indigo and the Forty Thieves"), loosely based on the ''Arabian Nights'', which premiered in 1871 at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. 'Die Bajadere' begins in the key of A major and has two complete sections in the same key before a brief Intrada heralds the Trio section of the work. The Trio section, in D major is heavily accented in the 1st part but is more lyrical in the second. After a general repeat of the same A major 1st part and its successive 2nd one, the polka proceeds into a frenzy, heavily-chorded phrase with an abrupt conclusion, all in the h ...
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La Bayadère
''La Bayadère'' ("the temple dancer") (Russian language, ru. «Баядерка», ''Bayaderka'') is a ballet, originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by French choreographer Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus. The ballet was staged especially for the benefit performance of the Russian ''Prima ballerina'' Ekaterina Vazem, who created the principal role of Nikiya. ''La Bayadère'' was first presented by the Mariinsky Ballet, Imperial Ballet at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, on . From the first performance the ballet was universally hailed by contemporary critics as one of the choreographer Petipa's supreme masterpieces, particularly the scene from the ballet known as ''The Kingdom of the Shades'', which became one of the most celebrated pieces in all of classical ballet. By the turn of the 20th century, ''The Kingdom of the Shades'' scene was regularly extracted from the full-length work as an independent showpiece, and it has re ...
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