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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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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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This ‘Swan Lake’ Keeps the Tutus but Sheds the Tights
Bodices are adorned with bright white plumage, heads wrapped in ... Each swan has an individuality that’s unusual in “Swan Lake,” a ballet in which the corps de ballet typically strives ...