Do we really need another Swan Lake?

  • Written by: Yvette Grant, PhD (Dance) Candidate and Dance History Tutor, The University of Melbourne
Do we really need another Swan Lake?Kate Longley/The Australian Ballet

Last year when, The Australian Ballet announced their 2023 season and I saw a “new” Swan Lake on the list, I asked myself: did we really need another Swan Lake?

I love Swan Lake.

First staged by the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow in 1877 – but most known for its 1895 version staged by the Imperial...

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