by Kyra Laubacher | Nov 4, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
What if Odette and Siegfried were brother and sister, not lovers? What if Odette might ultimately want to remain a swan? In Norwegian National Ballet dancer and choreographer Cina Espejord’s A Tale About Swan Lake, questions like these guide new twists on the classic...
by Julia Guiheen | Apr 1, 2020 | Viral Videos
This February, New York City Ballet presented Peter Martin’s two-act version of Swan Lake. In her New York Times review, Gia Kourlas reminisced about some of NYCB’s past Odette/Odiles, pointing to a masterful, and high stakes, 1999 “Live From Lincoln...
by Julia Guiheen | Feb 13, 2019 | Profiles, TBT
The individual touches that ballerinas incorporate into well-known classical variations are a source of endless fascination for us bunheads. (The abundant “variation compilation” videos on YouTube is proof of our obsession!) Odette’s solo in Swan...
by Marissa DeSantis | Jun 14, 2018 | Profiles, Trending
In the middle of American Ballet Theatre’s spring season, principal dancer Christine Shevchenko takes a break from her comedic role of Pierrette in Harlequinade to (briefly) transform into a swan. During the half hour rehearsal, Shevchenko seamlessly transitions...