Swan Lake

A ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky about Prince Siegfried, Princess Odette, and sorcerer von Rothbart, who transforms her into a swan.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: A Russian composer of the Romantic era whose works include Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and the 1812 Overture. He composed Swan Lake’s score.
Bolshoi Theatre: A historic Moscow theatre that houses the Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera. Swan Lake premiered there in 1877.
Swan Theme: The recurring oboe melody associated with the swans in Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Its return signals Odette’s presence and the world of the lake.
Swan Lake endings: The varied conclusions used in productions of Swan Lake, ranging from tragic deaths to reconciliations. The ballet has no single universally performed ending.
Swan Lake (1940 film): A Soviet animated short film that adapts scenes from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. It shows how the ballet’s story moved into animated cinema.
Marius Petipa: A French ballet dancer and choreographer who shaped classical ballet in imperial Russia. His choreography helped establish the ballet’s enduring stage tradition.
Julius Reisinger: A Czech ballet dancer and choreographer who worked in Russia during the nineteenth century. He choreographed Swan Lake’s original 1877 production.
Pas de deux: A duet in ballet, traditionally performed by a male and female dancer. Swan Lake uses formal partnering to express intimacy and courtship.
Swan Lake (Matthew Bourne): A 1995 dance production by Matthew Bourne that recasts the swans as male dancers. It overturns the traditional all-female swan corps and changes the ballet’s visual language.
Swan Lake (1968 film): A Soviet film adaptation of Swan Lake featuring the Bolshoi Ballet. Its filmed choreography carried a major stage interpretation to cinema audiences.

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