Credits:

Royal Ballet Covent Garden, Marianela Nunez, Vadim Muntagirov, Francesca Hayward

Description:

[The Royal Ballets Swan Lakethe biggest talking point of 2018 with its first new production in 31 years!]It has been 31 years since Anthony Dowells production based on the choreography by Petipa and Ivanov. For this new productiondesigned for a Royal Ballet company whose cast has completely changed over the yearsArtistic Director Kevin OHare selected the 31-year-old choreographic prodigy Liam Scarlett and set designer John McFarland. The stage design is dazzlingly opulent, and the number of costume designsreportedly around 370is truly astonishing. Centered on Rothbartwho also operates behind the scenes as a confidant of the queenthe production lends greater realism to the characters emotions while highlighting the dancers expressiveness. While remaining strictly within the framework of classical ballet, it succeeds in drawing t