St Petersburg Ballet Theatre's 'Swan Lake' comes to SA

Following sold-out seasons in London, Paris and Sydney, St Petersburg Ballet Theatre brings its grand, full-length production of the immortal Swan Lake to South Africa’s most prestigious theatres. The unmissable and stirring ballet will be accompanied by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and Johannesburg Festival Orchestra.

In its 25^th anniversary year, St Petersburg Ballet Theatre continues to champion the classical masterpieces with its graceful Vaganova trained company of dancers and breathtaking scenery and costumes.

The founding director of the St Petersburg Ballet, Konstantin Tachkin, says: “I am constantly delighted and encouraged when I see more and more people – young and old – coming to our performances. From London’s Coliseum Theatre to the Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris, and from Hong Kong to Sydney, our unequalled Russian art performs to full houses and standing ovations. Led by Prima Ballerina Irina Kolesnikova, I guarantee our performances here in South Africa will long be remembered.”

First performed in St Petersburg in 1895, the immortal and enchanting Swan Lake, with its unrivalled ‘white acts’, its spectacular and dramatic ballroom scene, sublime music and deeply moving story – is the ballet that towers above all others. The brilliant bravura dancing of the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre is everything you expect from Russian classical ballet.

Swan Lake tells the classic love story of Prince Siegfried and the Swan Princess Odette, who are torn apart by the villainous sorcerer Rothbart in a story where true love conquers all.

Bookings are open through Computicket..