Why Swan Lake’s Odette-Odile role is so punishing, and how 3 ballet dancers took it on
New York City Ballet's Unity Phelan, Mira Nadon and Miriam Miller talk about the huge challenge of Swan Lakes' White and ...
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Swan Lake
Prima ballerina Ulyana Lopatkina is outstanding in the challenging dual role of Odette, the white swan and Odile, her black swan rival. Presented by Darcey Bussell. Part of the BBC Christmas 2009 ...
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Dallas dance companies rethink ‘Swan Lake’ from the female point of view
Tchaikovsky’s popular 1870s Swan Lake is a prime example. Turned into a white swan by Baron Von Rothbart, Odette perishes in roiling waters conjured by the jealous sorcerer along with her lover ...
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Fluttering arms, aching calves, bursting lungs: ‘Swan Lake’ is a ballerina’s Mount Everest
As graceful and ephemeral as it appears, Odette-Odile is a dancer’s Mount ... the book,” Miller says of the iconic ballet. “In White Swan, it’s so delicate and we strive to be perfectly ...