This ballerina's kiss goodbye to Swan Lake
The original Swan Lake dates back to the late 1800s and is based on a German fairy tale, which tells the story of Prince ...
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 ...
Philadelphia Ballet shines in Angel Corella’s ‘Swan Lake’
The show must go on. That’s what happened in the third act when Philadelphia Ballet opened Swan Lake, set to the classic Tchaikovsky score, on Thursday at the Academy of Music. Sterling Baca, as ...
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Dallas dance companies rethink ‘Swan Lake’ from the female point of view
They say a classical ballet isn’t over until the female protagonist dies. Tchaikovsky’s popular 1870s Swan Lake is a prime example. Turned into a white swan by Baron Von Rothbart, Odette ...
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National Ballet of Canada’s Swan Lake is a tender ode to the classic, but with contemporary plumage
At its heart, Swan Lake has always been about birds. In a way, that’s still true – at the National Ballet of Canada, the piece is defined as much by its feathers as it is by its dancing.
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Why Swan Lake’s Odette-Odile role is so punishing, and how 3 ballet dancers took it on
Rehearsing Swan Lake a few weeks ago in a sweaty studio, trying to iron out some last-minute kinks, ballet dancer Unity Phelan stopped just before launching into the famed 32 fouettés – those ...