Shanghai Ballet SWAN LAKE (GRAND VERSION)2022
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Shanghai Ballet SWAN LAKE (GRAND VERSION)2022

Venue:
Shanghai City Theatre
4889 Dushi Road Minhang Shanghai
Date:
12/9/2022 - 12/10/2022
Shanghai Ballet SWAN LAKE (GRAND VERSION)2022
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Shanghai Ballet SWAN LAKE (GRAND VERSION)2022

12/9/2022 - 12/10/2022
Shanghai City Theatre
4889 Dushi Road Minhang Shanghai
280 - 680

Event details

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Composer: P.I.Tchaikovsky

Choreographer: Derek Deane

Set & Costume Designer: Peter Farmer

Rehearsal Director: Amanda Eyles

Since 1895 till date, Swan Lake has won its accolade in the world's ballet scene for over 120 years. It exudes an air of purity, with stunning ballet techniques that keep it in the top tier of the classical ballet repertoire.

Shanghai Ballet invited Derek Deane, former Artistic Director at English National Ballet, as Choreographer of the Grand Version of Swan Lake, who puts together an ocean of swans which is unprecedented in the ballet world. The most charismatic star dancers, the largest corp de ballet, accompanied by the magnificent live orchestra, will be a perfect combination attributed to the 123 years old classic masterpiece.

 

PROLOGUE

The lovely Princess Odette is kidnapped by the wicked Rothbart, who is half-man half-bird. The evil sorcerer turns the Princess into a swan and condemns her to a life under his spell at the lakeside.

 

ACT I  THE PALACE

Preparations are underway to celebrate the birthday of Prince Siegfried. The Palace courtyard is being decorated with garlands under the watchful eye of the Prince’s tutor. He announces Prince Siegfried’s arrival and the entertainment begins.

In the midst of the celebration, the Queen arrives to give her son a magnificent crossbow for his birthday. Taking him aside, she tells him that as he has now come of age he must consider marriage. The Queen then departs and the celebrations continue.

Late in the afternoon, Siegfried is left alone with his thoughts. He sees a flock of swans flying overhead and armed with his new crossbow he sets out to hunt them at the lake.

ACT II  A LAKESIDE

Rothbart appears from beneath the waters of the lake to survey his domain. He sees the Prince approaching and disappears into the forest. Searching for the flock of swans, the Prince arrives at the lakeside. Odette, Queen of the Swans, appears. Siegfried is captivated by her beauty. Rothbart reappears and Odette flees from the lakeside with Siegfried chasing her into the night.

Summoning all his powers, Rothbart commands every swan to the lake. The lakeside is suddenly filled with swan maidens, who are girls who have been transformed into swans by the evil sorcerer.

Siegfried returns to the lake in search of Odette and finding her swears undying love and the promise that he will be faithful to her for the rest of his life.

Rothbart returns and steals the Swan Queen from the Prince’s embrace, leaving him alone and desolate by the waters of the lake.

 

ACT III  THE GREAT HALL OF THE CASTLE

A formal celebration is taking place in honour of Prince Siegfried’s birthday. Guests arrive from many countries to join in the festivities. The Queen presents her son with the choice of six Princesses and commands him to select a bride from among them, but he remains preoccupied and aloof because he intends to marry Odette. At his mother’s request he dances with the Princesses, but finally refuses to marry any of them.

With a flourish of trumpets, Rothbart arrives with his daughter Odile in cunning disguise as the Swan Queen. Believing she is Odette, Siegfried is entranced and she leaves the Great Hall with him in pursuit. After a display of national dances, Odile and Siegfried return to the hall and dance together.

Persuaded by the wicked Odile, he believes that she is his true love and fails to see Odette pleading with him from outside the Palace to remain faithful to her. Siegfried swears undying love to Odile thus breaking the pledge that he has made to Odette. Rothbart is jubilant and summons Odette to show Siegfried that he has betrayed her for Odile. Rothbart and Odile leave the Great Hall in triumph.

In desperation, Siegfried flees from the hall to find Odette and beg for forgiveness, leaving the Queen and the Court in chaos and despair.

 

ACT IV  A LAKESIDE

Realizing that she has been betrayed, Odette returns to the swans at the lake’s edge. Siegfried arrives to beg for Odette’s forgiveness, which she eventually grants.

Rothbart appears and reminds Siegfried of his earlier promise to Odile. A fight ensues.

Odette decides that she can continue no longer and throws herself into the lake. Siegfried follows and they are both drowned. The evil spell is broken and Rothbart is destroyed by the power of Siegfried’s and Odette’s love for each other.

As the dawn of a new day rises, Siegfried and Odette are united in eternal love.

Notice

Performance time:

19:30 December 09, 2022

19:30 December 10, 2022

Venue: Poly Shanghai City Theatre (No. 4889, Metropolitan Road, Minhang District)

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Ticket price: 180/280/380/580/680


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Shanghai Ballet SWAN LAKE (GRAND VERSION)2022

Venue:
Shanghai City Theatre
4889 Dushi Road Minhang Shanghai
Date:
12/9/2022 - 12/10/2022
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