The Royal Ballet: Swan Lake (Captured Live)
Event on 2015-03-19 19:00:00
NCM Fathom Events brings a stunning new season from Britain’s largest ballet company The Royal Ballet to select cinemas across the country. Direct from London’s famous Royal Opera House, the 2014/15 Royal Ballet Cinema Season will feature five spectacular titles. Experience the timeless tale of good and evil when Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake is screened on Thursday, March 19.
Surely the greatest of all romantic ballets, this captivating story of a beautiful woman transformed into a swan is a heart-rending tribute to the power of love.
Swan Lake is a perfect synthesis of choreography and music and, though Tchaikovsky did not live to see it become a success, his first ballet score is now synonymous with ballet itself, inspiring generations of dancers and crossing over into popular culture.
From the earliest days of the Vic Wells Ballet, Swan Lake has been one of The Royal Ballet’s signature works. In creating this production, Anthony Dowell aimed to return to an authentic version of the classic choreography created by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov for the Mariinsky Theatre in 1895.
Yolanda Sonnabend’s designs draw on the Russian Imperial Court of that period with an inspired blend of historical accuracy and gothic fantasy. The court scenes of Acts I and III have a dark glamour rooted in the opulent style of Carl Fabergé, while the famous lakeside ‘white’ acts are rich with mist, shadow and moonlight.
Special Fathom Features: Behind-the-scenes look at the Royal Opera House and exclusive interviews with artists from The Royal Ballet.
Click here for complete information about the 2014/15 Royal Ballet Cinema Season.
Pictured: principal dancer Marianela Nuñez as both Odette and Odile.
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