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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National Ballet of Canada’s Swan Lake is a tender ode to the classic, but with contemporary plumage
Her white swan moves fluidly, wafting easily on the air and landing gently on her toes; Odette’s vulnerability radiates through to Nabity’s fingertips, easily evoking pity for the young woman ...
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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 ...
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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 ... Phelan was a few hours away from performing the dual role of Odette and Odile for the second time, four days after her debut.