Double dose of Tchaikovsky, including ‘Swan Lake,’ to highlight KC Ballet in 2025-26
The white swan and the black swan, both portrayed by the Kansas City Ballet’s Kaleena Burks, represent good and evil in “Swan ...
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 ...
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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Fluttering arms, aching calves, bursting lungs: 'Swan Lake' is a ballerina's Mount Everest
“It has every single ballet step in the book,” Miller says of the iconic ballet. “In White Swan, it’s so delicate and we strive to be perfectly placed and thoughtful about all the in ...
Spring Arts Preview 2025: Homegrown Brian Heil thrives as an in-demand ballet dancer
City Ballet of San Diego principal dancer says the dancer’s life is hard on the body but enriching for his spirit and soul ...
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Dallas dance companies rethink ‘Swan Lake’ from the female point of view
(Allan Gonzalez / DFW Dance Photography) 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 ...
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Boston Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’ Review: A Magical Return to the Lake
Beautiful clarinet music filled the Citizens Opera House on opening night of Boston Ballet’s “Swan Lake,” welcoming patrons ...