Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake

The National Theatre

Premiere: December 20, 1996

Choreography and director: Kenneth Greve
Conductor: Sergey Poluektov
Stage design and costumes: Karin Betz
Choreographer’s Assistant: Ingrid Němečková, Michaela Černá, Nelly Danko, Marie Hybešová, Igor Žukov
Lights: Pavel Kremlík
Video: Jouka Valkama
Musical arrangements: Julien Thuber

Odetta / Odilie: Zuzana Susová / Nikola Márová / Adéla Pollertová
Prince Siegfried: Jiří Kodym / Michal Štípa
von Rothbart: Alexandre Katsapov / Richard Kročil
Queen: Michaela Černá / Nelly Danko
General: Luboš Hajn
Pas de trois: Marta Drastíková / Karolína Pogatsová / Karel Audy / Michaela Wenzelová / Jade Clayton / Jiří Waňka / Edita Raušerová
Benno: Karel Audy / Jiří Waňka
Odetta in human figure: Zuzana Šimáková / Klára Kutilová
Benno’s mother: Jana Jodasová
Pas de quatre: Edita Raušerová / Nicole Delacretaz / Tereza Kučerová / Magdalena Matějková / Pavla Mráziková / Marta Drastíková / Nela Čelišová / Tereza Ulrichová / Ivana Mikešová
Spanish dance: Edita Raušerová / Adéla Pollertová
Hungarian dance: Klára Kutilová / Jiří Urban / Klára Jelínková / Viktor Konvalinka
Russian dance: Zuzana Šimáková / Michaela Wenzelová
Corps de ballet of the National Theatre, Orchestra of the National Theatre

Swan Lake ranks among the most famous classical ballet titles and forms part of the repertoire of all major theatres worldwide. The German fairy tale about Princess Odette, transfigured into a swan, the evil sorcerer Red Beard and the hapless Prince who forgets about his promise has gained immortality owing to P. I. Tchaikovsky’s music, as well as the preserved original choreography by Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa. The National Theatre will premiere a new version of this splendid work in the choreography of the world-famous Danish dancer and choreographer Kenneth Greve, who will tailor-make this ballet for our corps de ballet. Our endeavour is to delve down to the story’s roots, to reveal the real depth and symbolism of the work and, while respecting the legacy, to create a theatre and directorial form in keeping with the development of classical dance and theatre within our times.

Running time: 2 hours 45 minutes