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In 1967, Erik Bruhn produced and danced in a new Swan Lake for the National Ballet of Canada, with striking largely black and white designs by Desmond Healey. Although substantial portions of the Petipa-Ivanov choreography were retained, Bruhn's alterations were musical as well as choreographic.
Ballet’s most famous love story, featuring one of the art form’s most iconic roles. Thanks in part to this ballet’s prevalence in pop culture (think: Natalie Portman in Black Swan, but also, Rudolf Nureyev on The Muppets or Taylor Swift’s ballerinas in Shake It Off), swans and ballet have become nearly synonymous in the cultural ...
Siegfried and the beguiling Odile begin the exultant Black Swan pas de deux. As the duet reaches its brilliant climax, the real Odette appears as a vision, but Von Rothbart spellbinds the court and so deludes the prince.
In the Face of Prejudice, the ‘Black Swans’ Took the Ballet World by Storm. A new book shows how pioneering ballerinas captivated audiences and broke racial barriers
Royal Ballet Principal dancer Natalia Osipova performs a solo as Odile, the Black Swan, in Anthony Dowell's opulent production of Swan Lake. Find out more at...
Learn about the characters, plot, music, interesting facts, and upcoming performances of Swan Lake, one of the most famous classical ballets.
Excerpted from the full-length Swan Lake, the Black Swan Pas de Deux combines awe-inducing technical feats along with dramatic characterizations depicting the moment when Prince Siegfried is seduced by the treacherous imposter Odile into forsaking his oath of love to Odette.
Technical Prowess: Swan Lake is notable for demanding sequences such as the Black Swan's 32 fouettés and the precise Dance of the Little Swans. Powerful Corps de Ballet: The synchronization and patterns of the ensemble of 24 professional ballerinas create a striking visual impact. Tchaikovsky's Score: A…
Right from the beginning, Swan Lake Ballet was always changing. Definitely, the most famous revision was the first, in 1895. The mythical Russian dancer Pierina Legnani introduced her speciality: the awesome 32 fouettes that the black swan would dance in the third act. Another of the most celebrated revisions was the one made by George ...
Its 1877 premiere was poorly received, but it has since become one of the most loved of all ballets. The twinned role of the pure White Swan and the scheming, duplicitous Black Swan tests the full range of a ballerina's powers, particularly in the two great pas de deux of Acts II and III.