Category Archives: Swan Lake

Swan Lake – English National Ballet: London Coliseum, 12 January 2023

Posted on January 14, 2023 by gerarddavis09

Just beautiful. Emma Hawes & The Corps work Swan Lake to the max. Photo by Tristram Kenton I haven’t seen Swan Lake for four years now which, for a dance writer is a flipping long time. The break’s done me … Continue reading →

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Swan Lake Bath Ballet – Corey Baker & Friends: BBC Arts – Culture in Quarantine, 8 July 2020

Posted on July 8, 2020 by gerarddavis09

A splashing piece of work Not a version of Swan Lake by Bath Ballet (lovely though I’m sure that would have been), this is even better – Swan Lake in a bath tub. Several bath tubs. Bath tubs owned by … Continue reading →

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Swan Lake – English National Ballet: London Coliseum: 3 January 2019

Posted on January 4, 2019 by gerarddavis09

Corps don bleu The sight of a tightly-knit group of white tutus arranged in their geometric patterns in the lakeside acts of Swan Lake is one of the great experiences in world theatre. English National Ballet have got it nailed … Continue reading →

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Graeme Murphy’s Swan Lake – The Australian Ballet: London Coliseum, 13 July 2016

Posted on July 14, 2016 by gerarddavis09

Cygneture piece It’s just over 10 years since the The Australian Ballet last came to London’s Coliseum – in 2005 they brought with them Graeme Murphy’s Swan Lake. Now, in 2016, they’ve returned and brought with them, er, Graeme Murphy’s … Continue reading →

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Swan Lake – English National Ballet: Royal Albert Hall, London, 4 June 2016

Posted on June 5, 2016 by gerarddavis09

Osi-Osi-Osiel, Oy-Oy-Oy The great thing about Derek Deane’s Swan Lake in-the-round is that although the sheer scale of it is impressive, the story of Odette and Siegfried remains the heart upon which it relies. Alina Cojocaru began and finished the … Continue reading →

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Swan Lake – Birmingham Royal Ballet: Sadler’s Wells, London, 13 October 2015

Posted on October 14, 2015 by gerarddavis09

Something worth pondering When Swan Lake starts with a funeral then you know you’re in for something slightly different. And that’s exactly what you get with Peter Wright and Galina Samsova’s production for Birmingham Royal Ballet: something slightly different. It’s … Continue reading →

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Swan Lake – Irina Kolesnikova and St Petersburg Ballet Theatre: London Coliseum, 13 August 2015

Posted on August 14, 2015 by gerarddavis09

It’s all swander control The St Petersburg Ballet Theatre appears primarily to be a vehicle for the talents of Irina Kolesnikova and Swan Lake is her calling card. She has incredible control in her dancing, her technique is exemplary and … Continue reading →

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Preview: Irina Kolesnikova – Swan Lake & La Bayadere: London Coliseum, 13-23 August 2015

Posted on July 20, 2015 by gerarddavis09

The dancing Irina Back on the stage after taking time away to give birth to a daughter, Irina Kolesnikova returns to London in August 2015 with the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre. Taking no prisoners she’s undertaking a mammoth run of … Continue reading →

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Swan Lake – English National Ballet: London Coliseum, 11 January 2015

Posted on January 11, 2015 by gerarddavis09

Vasocaru nail it English National Ballet’s Swan Lake is a very decent production and when you slot into it two dancers of the calibre of Ivan Vasiliev and Alina Cojocaru you find yourself in the middle of a highly memorable … Continue reading →

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Swan Lake – Matthew Bourne: New Wimbledon Theatre, 29 April 2014

Posted on April 30, 2014 by gerarddavis09

Swan of the best It’s nearly twenty years old now but, judging by this performance, Matthew Bourne’s famous Swan Lake hasn’t dated a bit and is still one hell of a show. It shows Bourne at his undisputed best; clear … Continue reading →

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