SWAN LAKE
Experience the majesty and visual splendour of one of the most iconic ballets, as Victorian State Ballet (VSB) brings Swan Lake to the Top End.
WORDS RITA HORANYI
DRAMA. ROMANCE. A sweeping score. Stunning costumes. And, of course, exquisite choreography. Swan Lake is rightly revered as one of the greatest works in the classical ballet repertoire, and it’s not hard to see why. Darwin audiences can delight in this enduring masterpiece, brought to life in a superb new production.
"There is no other ballet like Swan Lake. You really feel captured into the whole story. It has to do with the music as well. It’s just mesmerising, out of this world,” says VSB Company Director, Michelle Sierra
With original choreography by Sierra complementing the ballet’s iconic moments and a new twist to the story’s heartbreaking finale, the production skilfully blends the old and the new to create a fresh take on a beloved classic.
Designed to showcase the technique of the dancers and to clarify the story, Sierra’s choreography enhances the production without changing those key moments beloved by many.
“All the Acts have traditional elements in them that I don’t really touch … You have the White Swan Pas de Deux and that is iconic and not to be touched – it’s perfect the way it is,” says Sierra.
“In Act III … all the different countries that come to the ball, I’ve rechoreographed all those pieces and I feel it suits our version … Act IV, I’ve also rechoreographed the opening and the second part, which still follows the lines of tradition, but it is readapted for our version. Again, all to tell the story, but it’s all based on the beautiful ballet that Swan Lake is.”
For Sierra, the way Swan Lake combines the old and the new is what makes it such a compelling and timeless work of art.
“Swan Lake is one of those one-of-a-kind pieces that really connects the ballet technique and skill of today with the musical score that was created years ago that remains timeless. [Audiences] experience a combination of the old and the new connected into one beautiful ballet. That’s really special and … with Swan Lake, you really feel all the worlds come together.”
Whether this is your first or your tenth time seeing this classic, be swept away by the sheer artistry and beauty of it all.
Swan Lake | Victorian State Ballet
WHEN FRI 21 NOV, 6PM | SAT 22 NOV, 3PM
AT AANT CENTRE
COST $55 | $50 MEMB/CONC $30 CHILD
INFO yourcentre.com.au
