The Royal Ballet: Swan Lake

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Tue 04 March 2025, 7:15pm

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Classical ballet's most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness. Bringing together Tchaikovsky’s sensational score with the incredible imagination of choreographer Liam Scarlett and designer John Macfarlane, Swan Lake on the big screen will be an exceptional way to experience this ultimate ballet classic.

Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful woman, Odette, he is enraptured. But she is under a spell that holds her captive, allowing her to regain her human form only at night. Von Rothbart, arbiter of Odette's curse, tricks the Prince into declaring his love for the identical Odile and thus breaking his vow to Odette. Doomed to remain a swan forever, Odette has but one way to break the sorcerer's spell.

Cast

Odette/ Odile: Yasmine Naghdi

Prince Siegfried: Matthew Ball

Von Rothbart: Thomas Whitehead

The Queen: Christina Arestis

Benno: Joonhyuk Jun

Creatives

Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov

Additional Choreography: Liam Scarlett and Frederick Ashton

Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky