In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of this legendary production, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake returns to Milton Keynes ...
Oleksandr Stoianov has only been able to watch since Russia invaded his home country in 2022. As founder and principal dancer ...
So when Matthew Bourne cast Swan Lake with solely male dancers he was tapping into a centuries-old tradition. Swans have been a philosopher’s favourite since the ancient Greeks, their unearthly ...
It’s hard to believe that our Swan Lake is now 30 years old and even harder to acknowledge that we are now casting most Swans and Princesses who were not even born at the time of the show’s ...
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed only three ballets — all now among the world’s most popular — and the Kansas City Ballet will perform two of them during its 2025-26 season. Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” ...
At its heart, Swan Lake has always been about birds. In a way, that’s still true – at the National Ballet of Canada, the piece is defined as much by its feathers as it is by its dancing.
Karen Kain extends one leg, her pointed toes lifting off the ground, lost in a deep focus as piano music floats through the studio. Moments ago, she was sitting still, watching National Ballet of ...