Singapore Arts Festival - Swan Lake!!
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I MUST MUST MUST attend this one!!!
Swan Lake
I know the entire symphony from Tchaikovsky by heart!!! Stayed up to watch a Russian ballet company's performance of Swan Lake on TV when I was in Sec School and now that The Royal Ballet (UK) is performing Swan Lake here, I cannot miss it!!!
Here are the details:
DATES & TIME:
24 - 26 June 2005, 8pm
Matinee on 25 Jun 2005, 3pm
VENUE:
Esplanade Theatre
TICKET PRICES:
Evening
$152, $122, $102, $82, $62, $42, $21
Matinee
$142, $112, $92, $72, $52, $32, $16
DURATION:
165 mins (with intermission)
I'm wondering if there's anyone interested in watching this ballet? Any Swan Lake lovers out there?
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I found a good website on Swan Lake!
Excerpt from the website below :
"Swan Lake tells the story of young Prince Siegfried, who falls in love with the Swan Queen Odette, a woman transformed into a bird by an evil sorcerer. Odette explains that she is destined to remain a strange composite creature, until rescued by a man's undying love.
Enthralled by her beauty, The Prince pledges his eternal love - but later, at a party in honor of his 21st birthday, he is tricked by the sorcerer, von Rothbart, into declaring his love for Odile, an evil twin of Odette. Realizing his inadvertent betrayal, the Prince rushes back to the lake. There, he battles Von Rothbart, and destroys his power. The lovers are then reunited.
Swan Lake is one of the more technically demanding ballets, due in part to a remarkable Italian ballerina by the name of Pierina Legnani. When Legnani danced the central dual role of Odette/Odile, she brought to it the ability to perform 32 fouettes in a row. The public was so impressed that from that production on, any ballerina who danced the role had to perform the 32 fouettes. Legnani's name is still cursed by ballerinas the world over.
A fouette is a fast whipping turn on one foot. As you can appreciate it, it's very difficult to stay in place while doing this. But ballerinas don't just hate the 32 fouettes because they're technically demanding. They also resent them because they are, in essence, "a circus piece " In other words, they're strictly for effect; movements with no psychological motivation behind them. And for a ballet like Swan Lake to be a fulfilling experience, the movements have to reveal character; they have to have reason.
Swan Lake remains a favorite among dancers, no doubt because it is one of the few classical ballets that is as consistently challenging technically as it is emotionally."
I loved the part where they perform the 32 fouettes!!! I stop breathing then!
If you're watching this ballet for the first time, bring your tissues! You'll sure cry one!
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Here's yet another website with a fantastic account of the tale of Swan Lake!
http://www.theatrereviews.com/pastreviews/swanlake.html -
"they should get some taller dancers"
but seriously, it's not my cuppa... -
I cannot imagine you watching ballet either!Originally posted by the Bear:"they should get some taller dancers"
but seriously, it's not my cuppa...
You'd be giggling throughout the entire performance. It'll all be so 'freakin' hilarious', wouldn't it?
Actually, what's really amusing would be those men in tight leotards prancing around... yucks... -
oh oh ohhhhhhhhhhhh i wanna watch!!!!!!!!!!!
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thoughts of Top Secret come to mind
and fayefaye, i think other troupes will come when you're homeOriginally posted by Rhonda:I cannot imagine you watching ballet either! You'd be giggling throughout the entire performance. It'll all be so 'freakin' hilarious', wouldn't it?
Actually, what's really amusing would be those men in tight leotards prancing around... yucks... -
I am more into concerts, orchestra, musicals and plays. Ballet is not really my cup of tea, though Tchaikovsky is one of my fav composers
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Originally posted by Rhonda:
That's how your name came about, right?
*gasp!* A write-up on THE legendary ballet dancer that my mom adored...
[b]Irina Kolpakova [/b] -
i missed one play when i was back in sg then.. and i'm gona miss this one again...Originally posted by the Bear:thoughts of Top Secret come to mind
and fayefaye, i think other troupes will come when you're home -
Eric, you are sooooooo smart!Originally posted by EricDraven:That's how your name came about, right? 
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Sigh... too bad you're not here, otherwise, we can go together.Originally posted by Faye Valentine:oh oh ohhhhhhhhhhhh i wanna watch!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, even if I have to go and watch this ballet alone, I will!! It's too important to miss it! -
Watch before by Russia Royal Ballet.
If u like, can go n watch it.
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Last night, realised that The Royal Ballet (UK), which is performing Swan Lake over the weekend at the Esplanade, is virtually completely sold out!!!
Oh noooooooooo!!!
I have been looking forward to watching it!!! And now...
Only the $150 seats left. I can get a 10% discount on that but the seats are stall seats in the front. The most expensive seats in the house BUT not exactly the best seats to view a ballet.
I have never been to concert / theatre events alone but since this is the case, maybe, ditch my friends, who aren't that keen in the first place, and go check out what single seats they have left. Gosh... gotta keep my fingers crossed!! -
Originally posted by stormax:Watch before by Russia Royal Ballet.
If u like, can go n watch it. *gasp... izzit... izzit by THE famous Bolshoi Ballet??