ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

Swan Lake
Premiere       

Ballet in four acts
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Alexander Gorsky, Asaf Messerer
Revised by Mikhail Messerer
Set and Costume Design: Simon Virsaladze
Principal Designer of the Revival: Vyacheslav Okunev

Running time: 2hrs 50mins
                                                    
Swan Lake is the jewel in the repertoire of St. Petersburg's Mikhailovsky Theatre and the highlight of its London season in 2010. This is a revival of the historical Moscow staging in 1956 - an exquisite production with choreography by Alexander Gorsky and Asaf Messerer. The triumphal restaging of this Swan Lake at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in September 2009 was devised by Mikhail Messerer, the company's ballet master in chief. The epoch of Alexander Gorsky saw the next phase in the evolution of dance following the ballet classicism of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. The staging boasts the superb sets and costumes by renowned Russian theatre designer of Georgian origin, Simon Virsaladze. The legend of a young prince finding his true love, a swan princess bewitched by an evil genius, offers all the dancers of the company a great opportunity to show their talents.

Please note: there are no surtitles in this production

More information on the London Season of the Mikhailovsky Ballet website: http://www.mikhailovsky.ru/london2010

Official website of the Mikhailovsky Theatre: http://www.mikhailovsky.ru/en