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Is this ballet for you? Go if: Swan Lake is a masterpiece of classical ballet and should be experienced at least once in one’s lifetime, preferably with a ballerina in full command of the technical and dramatic challenges of the central role and in a production that honours Tchaikovsky’s truly “epic” score. Skip if: You [...]
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Is all the Oscar buzz and fascination with “Black Swan” -– Darren Aronofsky’s decidedly lurid look at the hermetic ballet world of classical ballet -– boosting ticket sales for live “Swan Lake” performances? Box-office demand for Ne... Read Post

As the world waits to see whether or not Natalie Portman will score an Oscar for her portrayal of an obsessive ballerina in Black Swan, we celebrate the scintillating black swans of The Australian Ballet in versions of Swan Lake … C... Read Post

Swan Lake English National Ballet Royal Albert Hall 9th June 2010 60 Swans Photograph : Patrick Baldwin English National Ballet’s in-the-round presentation of the classic Swan Lake story has been made for the vastness of the Hall’s ... Read Post