PRINT[em]Swan Lake[/em] lands in Columbia
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Tchaikovsky’s [em]Swan Lake[/em] tells the story of Princess Odette, who has been transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer. As in all the good fairy tales, her only hope of rescue is a handsome prince’s vow of undying love.
March 27, 2008 | 12:00 a.m. CST
Making its yearly descent upon Columbia, the Moiseev Russian Classical Ballet company will arrive at Jesse Hall to perform Swan Lake. It will be joined in the production by the 40-piece Sofia Symphony Orchestra.
Swan Lake’s intricate choreography showcases the characters’ wide range of emotions as they fall in love, feel despair and longing and are eventually betrayed.
What: Moiseev Russian
Classical Ballet and Sofia Symphony Orchestra
present Swan Lake
When: Tues., 7 p.m.
Where: Jesse Hall, MU
Cost: $17 – 30
Call: 882-3781
The Russian Classical Ballet company is composed of promising young dancers who hail from two of Russia’s most renowned ballet schools in Perm and Moscow.
Tchaikovsky composed the symphony in 1875, but after its first performances, the score was determined to be impossible to dance to. The choreography was re-created by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov after Tchaikovsky’s death and remains one of the most popular and enchanting ballets.
