Swan Lake (Royal Swedish Ballet)

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Summary: The BEST 'Swan Lake'
Review: Of all the Swan Lakes that I have seen, both live and through video, this is by far the most well-though-out. To break with the 'traditional' interpretation, most ballet companies nowadays completely change something in the story (e.g., costumes, setting, the plot itself); this, however, does not make their production unique. Unlike these companies, the Royal Swedish Ballet in this rendition stuck to the ancient Gothick tale. However, instead of creating outrageous costumes, or something just as tasteless, the choreographer reshaped the ballet to make more sense of the loopholes in the story, removing pieces of music that were not essential to the telling of the tale. On top of that, the dancers of this ballet were exceptional. One cannot keep their eyes off these dancers.