Matthew Bourne's Ballet Clips- "Swan Lake" 

Me too.

samee

Wtf same

Yasss😂

Same!

All my life I have wanted to see male swans due to the way I was born and finally I got my wish. It overwhelmed me the first time I saw Bourne's "Swan-Lake"...sandy-gay-ecossais

Yes, the idea was to show the other side of swans - the aggressive, powerful side. Swans are after all quite nasty creatures!

Still waiting for the all-male Sailor Moon 😔✊

You two think women can't be aggressive??

@@happynewfears1805 or strong ... but we have to admit that this interpretation is great ^^

theoriginalsuzycat so men represent the nasty lol

Raymond Lopez how can you prove it

I cannot agree more, Raymond.

How tf do you know Tchaikovsky's sexuality

Also, I'm pretty sure he would've been executed for that back then

Raquel Sacramed no need, there are so many letter from Tchaikovsky or about him, it was no secret even at that time

Fleur Laser I don't see how being gay would sexualise it...

Fleur Laser, ust admit you're homophobic already. The original Swan Lake already contains sexual and romantic themes between heterosexuals. Why is it bad if it's between men?

There have been a lot of ballett performances played only by women in the past and a lot of performances played only by men. There have been times in the past when women weren't allowed to play roles in theatre or something common, so all the roles where played by men. It's not a big deal but people are just dumb. You can interpret it how you want to. If people want to think that it is gay, then it can be gay. But you can also interpret it as heterosexuell. But people shouldn't have problems with things THEY interpret by themselves :D if they have a problem with it they should interpret it otherwise, it's their choice :D

The original story of odette transforming between human and swan is more sexualised than bourne’s version. His swans are just that, and to me feel more realistic in representation to real swans who although graceful and pretty are also vicious when they want to be.

Why can't you dance in swan suits with your homies without someone calling you gay 😤

You're also here to watch this?????? What a coincidence

Omg same hahah

I saw it in Newcastle also, it was amazing, funny, intense and a totally different slant on the traditional Swan Lake

Rosebellebelieves Can you tell me the name of the lead swan danseur??

@@WindWakerWin Jonathan Olivier, he dead in 1915

@@ludmilaf982 // 2015 he died in a car accident a great loss

Especially Tchaikovsky

I'm sorry but......... "Bun fun" 😂

You’re blind.

I think you mean "goodness gaycious".

I’m going to see this April 2025. Got my ticket 😀 Gay never crossed my mind until I came across your comment 🤷‍♀️

So true, well at least they are beauties when keeping their beaks shut

Grace Butcher omg I was thinking the same thing. Like where can I get them.

+Chris H You mean Richard Winsor? He's good, but I prefer the original one- Adam Cooper

same.

+McKate1973 he died?? :(

+Chelsea Aitken (WindWaker1) Yes tragically he was killed in a motorbike accident on his way to Sadlers Wells on Sunday August 9th to play the lead role of Luca in the closing show for The Carman - absolutely tragic X

mor yo tambien jajajaja

Me too

They do kind of look like chickens

6paBo

Would it break your heart if it was gay?

It's a interpretation, yeah. An interpretation where the two protagonists are not straight.

Being a girl, or a boy, gay or not, it's not a real swan but the mythological idea of a swan, a kind of magic character.

I do not care whether it is gay or not. I just like how they dance.

indeed, it's a comlicated emotional piece. A great essay about it: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1300/J082v45n02_11

+DanceSeek It's this exact same ballet, lol, and the actor that plays adult Billy is the dancer who plays the swan in this ballet xD

Lia Mariani Thanks for the background info!

But, no actress here? 😰

DanceSeek I was thinking the same thing. It is uncanny how similar the costumes were.

Because Billy Elliot who has grown up to become a professional dancer is shown appearing in Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake. Which is a deliberately very masculine take on a traditional ballet, and therefore very story-appropriate.

In theatre

If I'm correct in my knowledge, this is footage from Matthew Bourne's Christmas, which was a TV special that had selected clips from various of his pieces. Their is the 1996 filmed production (with Adam Cooper as the Swan), and their is now a 2010 filmed production (with Richard Winsor as the Swan) :) Hope this helps!

Nope, me too. Looks like a bunch of evil chickens