“Swan Lake” will glide into the 21st century during BalletNext’s performance next week at the Park City Library. Michele Wiles, the dance company’s founder and artistic director, worked with resident ...

Ballet Preljocaj: Swan Lake plays at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC, May 31-June 7. Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” tells the story of Odette, a young princess, who is cursed by an evil sorcerer named Baron Von Rothbart to turn into a swan.

Based on German folk tales, the traditional version of Swan Lake tells the story of Princess Odette, who is transformed into a swan by the sorcerer, Rothbart.

This production of Swan Lake, which was directed and staged by the National Ballet's then-artistic director Karen Kain, premiered in June 2022. The original Swan Lake dates back to the late 1800s ...

Swan Lake follows the life of Princess Odette, who is cursed by the cunning Baron Von Rothbart and is transformed into a swan, condemned to the lakeside. The spell is breakable only by true love.

DANCE REVIEW Boston Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’ flies higher than ever By Jeffrey Gantz Globe Correspondent,Updated February 28, 2025, 4:25 p.m.

Act 1 begins with Prince Seigfried reading a fairytale about Odette’s parents, a swan fairy and a knight, who were killed by the sorcerer, Von Rothbart. Odette is hidden by her grandfather ...

Not many cities get two high-class versions of “Swan Lake” in the space of a week. Boston Ballet will open its current production next Thursday. But this week, Grand Kyiv Ballet is at the ...

Whether she’s dressed up like the Little Mermaid, Cinderella, the Swan Princess or herself, the effervescent Ellie Shelton lights up when sharing her story — call it her fairy tale — about ...

Prince Siegfried, his friend Benno Von Somerstein, the Sovereign Princess, and the evil sorcerer, Baron Von Rothbart, each did a brilliant job of bringing their characters to life.