Swan Lake
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
★★★★☆ Emotional artistry
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, at the Festival Theatre until Saturday, remains a huge draw, and with good reason.
Swan Lake
★★★★☆ Classically beautiful
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s traditional Swan Lake spellbinds its audience with Tchaikovsky’s iconic and emotive score performed live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, just as Odile spellbinds Prince Siegfried.
SB’s Swan Lake for Festival
Scottish Ballet launches 2020/21 season:
Scottish Ballet is to open all three of its major tours during its 51st season from Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre, starting with David Dawson’s production of Swan Lake, opening in April 2020.
Petipa’s Swans
Playhouse welcomes St Petersburg Ballet Theatre:
After all the modern takes on classic productions during the EIF, it is back to basics for the Playhouse this week with the original Swan Lake, as choreographed by Petipa and Ovanov.
Swan Lake
★★★★☆ Love shock:
Bold and surprising, David Dawson has completely reworked Swan Lake for Scottish Ballet, cutting away the fat of its fusty baggage, although he discards some elements of clarity at the same time.
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – Review
★★★★☆ Exquisite physicality
The shockwaves that once accompanied Matthew Bourne’s version of Swan Lake may have receded, but what is left is a stunning and at times magical evening.
