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 swan by Baron Von Rothbart, Odette perishes in ...
NEW YORK — How seriously should we take “Swan Lake”? It features a virtuous but wronged heroine, Odette, and her sophisticated nemesis, Odile, two roles generally played by one ballerina. White Swan ...
Tucked away in a nonprofit studio in Gary’s Miller neighborhood, professional dancers worked for hours on end, perfecting their moves before an upcoming performance of “Swan Lake.” Emma Keyes, a ...
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Tonight through Sunday, the world renowned Bolshoi Ballet will be in the midst of touring their ...
Rudyard Kipling might have had to eat his words, and Pyotr Tchaikovsky might himself be surprised. After all, both Victorian icons lived at a time that firmly believed that “East is East/and West is ...
Among the gifts from "my true love" listed in the popular Christmas song: "seven swans a-swimming." Ballet Arkansas ups the count to 10 swans a-dancing this weekend at Little Rock's Robinson Center ...
Pegasus Contemporary Ballet and Bombshell Dance Project have collaborated on a new version of "Swan Lake" told from the swans' point of view. Allan Gonzalez / DFW Dance Photography They say a ...