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This is a list of notable major productions of the ballet Swan Lake.Throughout the long and complex performance history of Swan Lake, the 1895 edition of Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, and Riccardo Drigo has served as the definitive version on which nearly every staging has been based, having been mounted by many noted ballet masters and choreographers from the late 19th century until the present day.
Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux[ a] is a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to a composition by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky originally intended for act 3 of Swan Lake (Op. 20, 1875–76). [ 2] With costumes by Barbara Karinska and lighting by Jack Owen Brown, it was first presented by New York City Ballet at the City Center of Music and Drama, New ...
Kistler was promoted to (NYCB) soloist in 1981 and principal dancer in 1982, the youngest ever at 17 years. Signature roles include Balanchine's Jewels ( Diamonds ), Agon, Prodigal Son and Symphony in C. She danced the rôle of the Sugarplum Fairy in City Ballet's 1993 film version of The Nutcracker. She eventually wrote her own autobiography ...
Swan Lake (Balanchine) Swan Lake. (Balanchine) Swan Lake is a one-act ballet made by New York City Ballet 's co-founder and ballet master George Balanchine to Tschaikovsky 's eponymous music (1875–56). The premiere took place Thursday, 20 November 1951 at the City Center of Music and Drama, New York.
Barbie of Swan Lake (2003) is a direct-to-video children's movie featuring Tchaikovsky's music and motion capture from the New York City Ballet and based on the Swan Lake story. In this version, Odette is not a princess by birth, but a baker's daughter; instead of being kidnapped by Rothbart and taken to the lake against her will, she discovers ...
Hundreds of young dancers in white tutus and tightly coiffed hair gathered in New York's Plaza Hotel on Wednesday to break the world record for dancing on pointe in one place. The spectacle was ...
The Diva. Fonteyn appeared in the Royal Opera House debut of the ballet on 15 February 1972 and repeated the performance on 18 February, 21 February, 24 February, 8 April, and 17 April 1972. [ 96] 1972 [ 23] The Sleeping Beauty. choreography revised by Frederick Ashton, music by Tchaikovsky. Aurora.
Robin Martin, a 72-year-old student, danced seriously for nearly three decades and earned a ballet degree from Texas Christian University. When she was 27 years old, she took on the role of a ...