“La Bayad\u00e8re” is a ballet by Ludwig Minkus, originally presented in 1877 at the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg. Several modern productions have received similar backlash to the one currently faced by Dubai Opera. In 2018, Zed also
demanded<\/a> an apology from the Royal Opera House in London for presenting the work. Per Broadway World, his comments in 2018 echo those toward the Dubai Opera. He said, “The ‘magnificent’ Royal Opera House, which ‘aims to enrich people’s lives through opera and ballet’ with The Prince of Wales as Patron, should have shown some maturity before presenting a ballet displaying Western caricaturing of Eastern heritage and abetting ethnic stereotyping.”<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dubai Opera is under fire for its upcoming production of “La Bayad\u00e8re.” Hindus are urging the company to cancel its production set for Feb. 14-16, 2025, citing that the work trivializes Eastern religions and traditions. Per an official statement, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said that Dubai Opera, which \u201caims to build a more vibrant and inclusive society\u201d and whose {…}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":90373,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[4833],"class_list":["post-94974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-dubai-opera"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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