Swan Lake - 150 Years of Swan Lake - Gala

Description

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Ballet
Duration: 130 minutes including intermission PRODUCTION TEAM
Puppet construction: Bernhard Leismüller / Bernhard Morgenstern
Puppet heads: Sebastian Demmel
Costume tailoring: Bernhard Leismüller / Amand Pérez
Stage design: Bettina Hummitzsch
Choreography & rehearsal: Jutta Mähr CHOREOGRAPHY
Building on the choreography of Petipa, the ensemble of the Marionette Opera, under the direction of Munich choreographer Jutta Mähr, developed a very own interpretation of the ballet classic. Even though a puppet seemingly can master any physical challenge effortlessly, it was important to make the effort visible. The illusion that the muscles tense up to the extreme pain threshold, that the dancers really sweat, that they constantly struggle for their balance, was the main goal of this production. THEATER HISTORY
"Swan Lake" is probably the most famous ballet ever - all classical companies have it in their repertoire. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky took half a year (August 1875 to April 1876) to complete his first ballet, which premiered on February 20, 1877, at the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre. The first Russian guest performance in the West took place in 1969 by the Kirov Ballet. Among the newer interpretations, besides the choreography of lead dancer Rudolf Nureyev, those by George Balanchine (New York 1951), Vladimir Bourmeister (Moscow 1956), John Cranko (Stuttgart 1963), John Neumeier (Hamburg 2002), and the all-male reinterpretation "Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake" (London 1995) became popular.

Highlights

• 150 Years of Swan Lake
• Choreography by Jutta Mähr
• Puppet construction by Bernhard Leismüller and Bernhard Morgenstern

General Information

The gala celebrating the 150th anniversary of "Swan Lake" presents a unique interpretation of the ballet classic by the ensemble of the Marionette Opera. The performance lasts 130 minutes including intermission and takes place at the Theater Lindau.

Location

Fischergasse 37, 88131 Lindau (Bodensee), Germany

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