The Royal Ballet on why Swan Lake is one of the best loved ballets

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There will be Encore screenings of Swan Lake in cinemas on 22 May 2022. Find your nearest screening: www.roh.org.uk...
The Royal Ballet’s sumptuous production of Swan Lake returns to the Royal Opera House stage after its 2020 revival was interrupted by the pandemic’s closure of theatres. The reimagining of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov’s towering masterpiece by Liam Scarlett is testament to the late choreographer’s abiding love of classicism and innate musicality which shine through the production.
With its sublime score by Tchaikovsky and glittering designs by John Macfarlane, an irresistible mix of spectacle, mystery and passion infuses this audience favourite, one of the best-loved works in the 19th-century classical ballet canon.
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@RoyalBalletAndOpera 3 месяца назад

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@katwil89 2 года назад

I really appreciated Lauren explaining the mime that Odette does. I have never really understood it before. Her hands were so lovely while she was speaking.

@andyroo9381 2 года назад

AGREED! I have seen this ballet, twice, but never really paid attention to the story telling by the dancers. I think I was just spellbound by the grace of it all. The next Swan Lake, I will be more attentive.

@ruth4376 2 года назад

I've seen several versions of this over the years but the last time was the Australian Ballet a couple of years ago. If the orchestra wasn't playing, you could've heard a pin drop in the theatre during the finale. Everyone was on the edge of their seats, truly silent and overwhelmed by Tchaikovsky's music and the story. Honestly one of the best and the Odette/Odile role is amazing

@Ladycraft-lk5tk 2 года назад

Excited to see the Australian Ballet's new Swan Lake in 2023.

@gillianashley1820 2 года назад

Love this pairing of Lauren and William. More, please, and also hoping William will be promoted to Principal this year.

@Ladycraft-lk5tk 2 года назад

Reece Clark and William Bracewell have just both been promoted to Principals.

@gillianashley1820 2 года назад

@@Ladycraft-lk5tk Wonderful news!

@sydneycraddock2805 2 года назад

Lauren is my favorite dancer in ROH, so it’s so exciting to see her dance as Odette!! She and William seem to have so much chemistry already, I hope we can see more of their partnership in later productions!

@dave1264 2 года назад

I LOVE Swan Lake, I love the contrast between Odette and Odile. And of course the music will always be loved 🦢

@ramandeepnijjar8281 2 года назад

Wow that is so interesting how the various movements have hidden dialogue!

@pasbizarre 2 года назад

Congratulations, Lauren Cuthbertson! Have been waiting for your Odette/Odile since March 2020! And the Royal Ballet, please promote both William Bracewell and Reece Clarke to the rank of principal, they both totally deserve that!

@pasbizarre 2 года назад

As of 22 May 2022, both William Bracewell and Reece Clarke have become principals. Congratulations!

@shania_ 2 года назад

I love Swan Lake SO much because I made my debut as Odette/Odile at 14 years old 2 months ago. It was my fourth principal role, but Swan Lake was definitely the hardest and most gruelling ballet. Seeing the journey of Ms Lauren is so inspiring, especially as I can appreciate all the hard work she put in. 💗💗💗

@nidasmarte 2 года назад

I loved the whole representation of the ballet especially Tchaikovsky's music that envelops us from beginning to end. Congratulations Royal Ballet here from Portugal...

@Michelle-cz3kz 2 года назад

I saw the live screening of this production at South Mill Arts, Bishop's Stortford, last night. I can't find the words to describe the beauty of the performance, the music, the staging and the costumes. I can no longer go to performances in London, so these screenings are brilliant for me and I can't wait for the new season.

@felicity1877 2 года назад

It's so amazing that Tchaikovsky's first ballet had been developing in such a success. And I absolutely agree that it's mostly the music, as the plot had been changed a bit in various productions. The music is so emotional and true in blissful love and aching despair. I can't let the idea go that Tchaikovsky had a big impact on the story, as it's so unique for a ballet, even if it offers a kind of "best of" of ballet (with a look at the ballets popular in this time, featuring enchanted princesses and mysterious fairy tale maidens) The Royal ballet's Swan Lake is truly fascinating, and it's nice to hear these thougts on it.

@Tampo-tiger Год назад

I wish I understood why I start crying almost from the word go with Swan Lake. It may be that it is intensely beautiful in every tiny aspect, and that it reminds me of my dear mum, who adored it, but whatever it is, Swan Lake is a full box of Kleenex job for me, a burly 65 year old builder.

@laura_westgarth 2 года назад

William is just amazing!

@RockyScience 2 года назад

I saw this production live on Friday 13 May 2022 in ROH sitting right next to the camera crew, after a whole week’s study at University of Oxford on scholarship and flew back to Sydney the following day. Met both Olga and Lauren afterwards. If Odette and Odile is the pinnacle of a ballerina’s career then that day/evening was mine as a ballet enthusiast!

@eurekamreum5458 2 года назад

Absolute dream come true right there!

@aroly13n 2 года назад

I saw it on 16th May, with Anna Rose O’ Sullivan and Steven McRae. Simply stunning. I used to be a ballet dancer (though not a very good one!) and I got so emotional seeing them perform.

@Timewriter24 2 года назад

Because the music is a complete masterpiece, thank you PIT for this legacy to humanity.

@juliecassidy7353 2 года назад

I like the reflection on the stage to see the dancers simulate swimming.

@nicholasgerrish6022 2 года назад

Terrific! I saw it at the Opera House, sitting right in front by the Orchestra and had a great view of both Orchestra and dancers. Gabriel Heine, having been Conductor at the Mariinsky, pulled out all the stops, and produced a wonderful, rich, Russian fervour to the Orchestra. What a great evening, and seeing it live on the screen a few days later, was equally great. The whole cast danced beautifully, and Lauren gave a really stunning performance on her 20th year at the Royal Ballet.

@andyroo9381 2 года назад

I truly enjoyed the explanation of the gestures by the ballerina. I have seen Swan Lake, twice, but never paid that much attention to these gestures. The next Swan Lake will be an entirely different experience for me. This was a great and instructional video for me. Thank You!

@sunnygem21 2 года назад

I so enjoyed last night's cinema live streaming. What a treat. 😊

@ahmedalsharman Год назад

I wish I can watch it live one day

@williamdeng1870 2 года назад

The Royal Ballet’s version of Swan Lake continues the tradition while showing the imagination, interpretation and creation of British artists.

@MrQbenDanny 2 года назад

The PRIZE here is the return of the great English Ballerina presence. The unfussy placement of arms, legs, maintaining the square hips and turned out standing leg in arabesque, porcelain sculpture epaulment, honey pouring penchées. Beautiful, the way Beryl Grey, Monica Mason, Antoinette Sibley, Alfreda Thorogood, Darcey Bussell and the greatest Assoluta MARGOT FONTEYN used to do, plus the intangibles of British elegance and style. Here, La CUTHBERTSON carries the torch of the past to the present with an unforgettable experience of Prima Ballerina Assoluta presence. BRAVA!!!

@dsanchezbrett 2 года назад

thank you for explaing the "conversation" between Odette and the Prince. Love it!

@jameslc1542 2 года назад

The movements are so damn majestic

@yorukkizigeziyor 2 года назад

😍❤ Beautiful! Amazing💙😍

@gillianm9367 2 года назад

Really looking forward to seeing this in cinema on Sunday afternoon 💕

@PeggyHimbauch-ut7xy 5 месяцев назад

This year I will learn Ballet.

@theofano2092 2 года назад

swan lake the one i've been waiting for😻

@alexandrefreitag5502 2 года назад

What a great report! Thank u. Fun fact: spectators needed 15!! long years to accept this ballet. The premiere back in the day wasn’t a success, at all…needless to say, that not a single reputable ballet company can be called such without this masterpiece.

@chipmunkpark8826 2 года назад

I wish to watch this live one day

@BeatricerIVA-lm3vp Год назад

Il lago dei cigni è uno dei balletti secondo me e poi la produzione del Royal Ballet è bellissima

@nicholasgerrish6022 2 года назад

The mime concentrates the mind of the dancer to the action of the body. It is acting, and Actors are often advised to study Ballet Dancers, who are themselves supreme actors.

@PeachyMushroom 5 месяцев назад

This is almost like Hunarbaaz and Urdu Shayari. Nice going! 👍

@cheryldodd-marko9787 2 года назад

BRAVO 🕊🇺🇲💕

@lissandraornelas6479 2 года назад

I want to see Mayara Magri dancing

@dmitrykim3096 9 месяцев назад

Plain and simple, Tchaikovsky is the best ballet composer

@kittymarch4203 2 года назад

Love it

@sitcomchristian6886 2 года назад

They really did Liam Scarlett dirty. Glad to see his work being performed again. Horrible what happened, RIP.

@Andy-qv9tb 2 года назад

5:18 looks like Camille Bracher?

@eurekamreum5458 2 года назад

It's her!

@camilacolinacastro6230 2 года назад

Spanish: donde la puedo ver completa

@canopeevayah2770 2 года назад

hello ! what does it mean when the lady said "dry the music" ? :)

@dsm2240 2 года назад

How many years of experience are needed to be chosen for the Dance of the Little Swans (Pax de Quatre)? I would especially like an account from a ballerina who has performed this.

@eurekamreum5458 2 года назад

There are a couple of videos here where some dancers talk about the demands of being a cygnet and performing the pas the quatre, they're called "Swan Lake: Corps the Ballet (The Royal Ballet)" and "Natalia Osipova, Matthew Golding and the cops the ballet on Swan Lake (The Royal Ballet)".

@indrajrosandi1806 Год назад

In a split second i thought she was Jennifer Lawrence 😂😅

@lesnikovinfo5153 2 года назад

Я русский и мне нравится английский балет. Ты не настоящая империя если у тебя нет балета.))

@cyanautt9031 2 года назад

For such an art masterpiece, attempts to cancel it and the culture behind it are so funny and will eventually fail.

@JT-qr8lt 2 года назад

If the royal ballet did the right thing, not only they put on the production of Liam Scarlett but they should have made more gesture in acknowledging their role in the tragic death of this talent. How many died due to such nonsense! RIP Liam, you have been vindicated!

@aldretaldret4310 2 года назад

Oui, c’est sûr que sans la musique, la même histoire ….et …. Non, avec …. Sinon, cela n’a aucun sens.

@АгнияАгния-х8г 2 года назад

That's funny how can Westerners still enjoy Tchaikovsky's music. All Russian literature, poetry, music, paintings, should be canceled, shouldn't they?

@edfilchev5202 2 года назад

Don’t be ridiculous 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

@eurekamreum5458 2 года назад

What does Tchaikovsky's music have to do with Putin's idiocy?

@rosemaryallen2128 2 года назад

Art is universal. It rises above evil, whether individual or political, and counteracts it. To the Greeks, it was a facet of religion. For myself, and those who dedicate themselves to it, art still is.

@shinemendwoor 2 года назад

Well Hitler was obsessed with Beethoven’s music when Beethoven was a strong believer in freedom and equality. If the Nazis didn’t cancel Beethoven why should we cancel Tchaikovsky

@anastasialenkova-molchalin5874 2 года назад

Um... there would be Giselle and Paquita and..... Coppélia and La Sylphide and La Esmeralda and Le Corsaire.

@irinadz 2 года назад

The whole world is getting rid of Russian ouvré, I’m a conservatory student aspiring to sing opera and our recent Russian music concert got cancelled. I mean if western world want to cancel russia why not cancel all of it, sean lake including :(((

@cyanautt9031 2 года назад

This is very sad.