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Swan Lake (Martins)
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Swan Lake is a two-act ballet made by New York City Ballet (NYCB) ballet master in chief Peter Martins (after Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, and George Balanchine) to Tschaikovsky's eponymous music (1875-76). The premiere took place 27 October 1996, with the Royal Danish Ballet at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen; the NYCB premiere was 29 April 1999 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center. Peter Martins' wife, NYCB principal dancer Darci Kistler, chose to include the final act of Swan Lake in her farewell performance, Sunday, 27 June. Overview Peter Martins' version of Swan Lake opened on 29 April 1999. It had been previewed three years prior to it opening at the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen. Martins used the style of neo-classic choreography and it was more of a dark fairytale than whimsical. The only traditional component of this dance was the original Tchaikovsky music score. The roles portrayed in the ballet were more provocative and mysterious than in the 19th century original. As in most productions of the ballet, the ballerina that originally plays Odette also plays Odile, and for this role she is dressed in black and red tulle rather than white feathers. • New York City Ballet opened on 29 April 1999. :t.b.a. 2011 Winter : first cast * Sara Mearns * Jared Angle : second cast * Ashley Bouder * Andrew Veyette : third cast * Sterling Hyltin * Robert Fairchild 2011 Fall : first cast * Ashley Bouder * Andrew Veyette : second cast * Teresa Reichlen * Tyler Angle : third cast * Sterling Hyltin * Jonathan Stafford Footnotes <references /> See Also
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