One hundred and thirty-five years ago, audiences heard the Swan Lake music by the great Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky for the very first time. From this moment on, the world of ballet would never be the same again.

 

Swan Lake is a tale of two young women, Odette and Odile, who resemble each other so closely one can easily be mistaken for the other.

 

 

It is the compelling legend of a tragic romance in which a princess, Odette, is turned into a swan by an evil curse. Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful young woman he is instantly captivated – will his love prove strong enough to break the evil spell that she is under?

 

From the impressive splendour of the palace ballroom to the moonlit lake where swans glide in perfect formation, this compelling tale of tragic romance has it all.

 

Swan Lake captures, like no other, the full range of human emotions – from hope to despair, from terror to tenderness, from melancholy to ecstasy.

 

A wonderful evening out from which you will cherish memories for a long time.

 

 

Performance: Imperial Russian Ballet

The company was created in April of 1994 by a soloist of Bolshoi Theatre Gediminas Taranda and soloist of Igor Moiseyev' Folk Dance company Nikolai Anokhine on an initiative of famous Russian ballerina Maija Plisetzkaya. She became an Honorable President of the company.

 

It was consist of 40 artists from the best ballet schools of Russia: Moscow, Sankt Petersburg and Perm. Many famous Russian Ballet Stars cooperated with the company. Among them there are soloists of Bolshoi- Liudmila Semeniaka, E.Andriyenko, N.Pavlova, Yuri Posokhov (San Fransisco Ballet), T.Chernobrovkina and D. Zababurin (Stanislavsky Theatre Ballet), Patric Dupont (Grand Opera), Kumakawa (Covent Garden), M.Kulik, F.Ruzhimatov, L.Kunakova, V. Samodurov (Mariinsky Theatre), A.Ratmansky, J.Aiupova and many others.

 

 

Artistic Director: Gediminas Taranda

Gediminas Taranda is known worldwide for his theatrical works, plays and performances, as well as an active social position. Over the last 20 years, he has been artistic director of the ballet company "Imperial Russian Ballet", deservedly gained popularity and recognition around the world.