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 ...

Bare legs are one of the defining features of the National Ballet of Canada’s production of “Swan Lake,” which had its premiere in 2022 and is returning this month. In an art form built on t ...

It was also probably the most physically challenging feat of her career. Many across the world know “Swan Lake,” the most iconic of all ballets. Far fewer know just how hard the main ballerina role is ...

“Swan Lake” premiered in 1877 with a libretto of uncertain authorship, a score by neophyte ballet composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and choreography, now lost, by the now forgotten Julius ...

took over as Montana Ballet Company’s artistic director in January — just in time to prep the company for its production of “Swan Lake” opening this weekend. Bowman credits excellent ...