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Swan Lake
In the woods there is enchantment ...
The classic tale of troubled prince and tragic swan queen is given a traditional treatment by our Resident Choreographer Stephen Baynes.
Genre: Full-length story ballet
“Swan Lake is the most loved ballet of all time. In our 50th anniversary we will have a beautiful new traditional production that will be a link back to the company’s very first performance in 1962.”David McAllister
“Beyond Bach is A love poem to the form and structure of classical ballet. Baynes has embraced this most difficult dance form and made it transparent so that you can see the soul behind the structure …” TheSydney Morning Herald on Beyond Bach
In the woods there is enchantment ...
The world’s most beloved ballet returns to its roots in the hands of Resident Choreographer Stephen Baynes and Artistic Director David McAllister. Baynes is renowned for his intense musicality and neo-classical purity. His production will bring the Romantic aesthetic of this 19th-century masterpiece to its apotheosis with a focus on the prince’s dilemma — trapped in a repressive, militaristic court, haunted by his father’s death, drawn fatefully to the lake, falling into doomed love. Designer Hugh Colman, who has brought his lavish imaginative powers to The Australian Ballet’s 1984 version of The Sleeping Beauty and a recent production of Ballet Imperial, will give us a Swan Lake of unprecedented magnificence.
Swan Lake has special significance for The Australian Ballet: it opened our very first season in 1962, and was reimagined by Graeme Murphy for the company’s 40th anniversary in 2002. As we turn 50, there is no more apt celebration than to give new life to this iconic favourite.
Swan Lake (2012)
Choreography Stephen Baynes
Creative associate David McAllister
Music Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Set and costume design Hugh Colman
Assisted by Lexi George*
Lighting design Rachel Burke
*This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through
the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding body.
Venue: Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House
Dates: 30 November – 19 December
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