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
who became a principal just weeks before her “Swan Lake” debut. She said she never saw herself as a great turner, or able to master some of the Black Swan’s tricky footwork. “It has every single ...
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Review: Swan Lake at Ellen Eccles Theatre
“Swan Lake,” composed by legend Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and originally choreographed by Julius Reisinger, tells the story of ...
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Boston Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’ flies higher than ever
“Swan Lake” premiered in 1877 with a libretto of ... Some Siegfrieds lose interest in Odette once they see Black Swan Odile; Lee, when Rothbart’s deception was revealed, made it clear ...
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This ‘Swan Lake’ Keeps the Tutus but Sheds the Tights
A new “Swan Lake” had been slated to premiere that ... “They have always felt a bit oppressive,” said Tene Ward, a Black and South Asian dancer in the corps de ballet.
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National Ballet of Canada’s Swan Lake is a tender ode to the classic, but with contemporary plumage
As Odile, the black swan, Nabity is a touch less consistent, save for her perfect execution of the iconic 32 fouettés in Swan Lake‘s third act. Nabity lands those turns with utter precision ...
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Classic love story ‘Swan Lake’ ballet to tour South Africa — a first in nearly 30 years
The Swan Lake ballet was first staged in Moscow, Russia, nearly 150 years ago, yet the love story remains a classic today.