Swan Lake

2016

About the production

PREMIERE Estonian National Ballet April 15th 2016

Second act based on Lev Ivanov choreography.
Black swan Pas de deux based on Marius Petipa Choreography.

Composer PJOTR TCHAIKOVSKY

Choreographer / Stage Director THOMAS EDUR

Designer THOMAS MIKA

Lighting designer STEEN BJARKE

Répétiteurs THOMAS EDUR, ELITA ERKINA, VIKTOR FEDORTSENKO,
MARINA KESLER, KATRIN KIVIMÄGI, DANIEL OTEVREL

Odette ALENA SHKATULA

Prince Stiegfried DENIS KLIMUK

Rothbart ANATOLI ARHANGELSKI

The Queen SVETLANA PAVLOVA

The Master of Ceremonies VITALI NIKOLAJEV

Pas de trois LUANA GEORG, MARTA NAVASARDYAN, SERGEI UPKIN

The brides KSENIA SELETSKAJA, MARIKA MUISTE,
MARTA NAVASARDYAN, GIULIA PAGANELLI, ELISABETTA FORMENTO

Four swans MARIKA MUISTE, SVETLANA DANILOVA, CHRISTINA HARWARD, SERGEI UPKIN, BRUNO MICCHIARDI

Two swans TRIINU LEPPIK-UPKIN, NADEZDA ANTIPENKO

Czardas TRIINU LEPPIK-UPKIN, NADEZDA ANTIPENKO, YANA SAVITSKAJA, ASHLEIGH MCKIMMIE, ALEXANDER NUTTALL, FRANÇOIS AULIBE, ALEXANDRE KONAREV, GIACOMO DE LEIDI

Russian dance NANAE MARUYAMA, SVETLANA DANILOVA, CHRISTINA HARWARD, SERGEI UPKIN, BRUNO MICCHIARDI

Spanish dance HEIDI KOPTI, JONATHAN HANKS, ENEKO AMARÓS

Neapolitan dance HELEN BOGATCH, OKSANA SAAR, ITZAR DUCAJÙ, SEILI LOORITS-KÄMBRE, PAULA VEILER, MAIA GONTSARENKO

Mazurka JELENA BAJANDIUNA, MARI STANKUS, SANNA KONDAS, URVE-LY VOOGAND, DAVID HORN, MICHAEL PONTIUS, DANIEL KIRSIPUU, VADIM MJAGKOV

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REVIEW

Regrettably, most new productions of Swan Lake are re-hashed of existing ideas and practises rearranged into a new configuration of cliches. Thomas Edur has done something more radical and applied a highly developed and independent intelligence to his vision of the work and stripped away inessentials to highlight the important themes. Musically the choreography is impeccable and coherent. I would return to Estonia for the most satisfying experience of this ballet. I can utter no higher praise.