#le lac des cygnes

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Paris Opera Ballet

Le lac des cygnes backstage

photo Leo de Busserolles

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Swan Ballerina🦢🩰 illustration by Jumpei Kawamura

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Casino de Vichy..., programme, mardi 30 juillet 1929

Grand casino (Vichy, Allier)

Monographie imprimée

Carnaval : ballet en 1 acte Chorégraphie de Michel Fokine Vichy : Casino de Vichy 30-07-1929

Le lac des cygnes : poème chorégraphique en 1 acte Chorégraphie de Marius Petipa Vichy : Casino de Vichy 30-07-1929

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Sae Eun Park 박세은

Sae Eun Park 박세은  as “Odette”, “Le Lac Des Cygnes Swan Lake”, choreo by Rudolf Nureyev Рудольф Нуреев, Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov Лев Иванов, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский, set design by Ezio Frigerio, costume design by Franca Squarciapino, libretto by Vladimir Begichev Владимир Бегичев and Vassili Geltser, Le Ballet de l’Opéra National de Paris, Paris, France.

Source and more info at: Photographer Natalia Voronova on Facebook Photographer Natalia Voronova on Instagram

via: Sae Eun Park 박세은 on Instagram

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Marta Arduino and Nicola del Freo in La Scala’s production of Alexei Ratmansky’s reconstruction of Swan Lake.

Photo by Monica Bragagnoli

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Le Lac des singes is that anything

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Ce soir, je m'apprête à plonger dans la magie de l'Opéra Garnier pour assister au ballet majestueux "Le Lac des Cygnes". Entre beauté et tragédie, je sais que chaque pirouette résonnera avec mes propres tourments. Je m'attends à une nuit d'émotions intense et de réflexions profondes. La beauté des lieux et du ballet ne pourra être que propice à l'émergence de nouveaux sentiments et de nouvelles conquêtes.

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Le lac des cygnes...

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j’ai rêvé cette nuit de feuilles de papier si fines que la pulpe de mes doigts passait au travers

très lentement un vieil homme écrivait : « anatomie d’un ange »

je voyais sur sa peau nue vibrer trois vers d’un célèbre poète anglais

à ses poignets tombait une soie si douce que la lumière s’y accrochait et suintait comme un lac au soleil

derrière les arbres morts les canards noirs me regardaient, je trônais au milieu d’eux en cygne blanc

plus tard au magasin, j’ai pris sur ma gorge trois tulipes jaunes

je les porterai devant moi digne et idiote et les poserai sur la terre

et je retournerai à mon rêve connaître le corps de l���ange et le visage du vieillard

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Heloïse Bourdon

Le lac des cygnes

photo Yonathan Kellerman

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Oh my sweet summer children, falling for the genius that is Nureyev’s Swan lake and his gift to mankind, Wolfgang/Rothbart… (and it is fucking important to be aware of this duality!)

And once you realize Odette, Odile and Rothbart may not even be real, oh boy, you are in for a ride of your life!

Did anyone see the Paris Opera Ballet’s Swan Lake on IMAX this weekend?

Nureyev’s libretto….lots to unpack. Rothbart is such a central character in this version pulling the narrative strings in overt and dark ways both inside the court and on the mystical lake. He’s not just evil wizard who has trapped Odette, he’s a dark force within the very halls of power who seems to have everyone hoodwinked — this fully registers with me after the recent US election.

It seems the capture of Odette and turning her into a swan was some sort of long game to destroy Siegfried, who stands in the way of power. But Rothbart also seems to have some masochistic, sexual feelings for the young prince, too. The homoeroticism was off the charts — I’ve never seen the crossbow gifted to the price so seductively! One interpretation could be that this version of Swan Lake is about doomed sexual longing because it’s Siegfried who dies in the end. Odette is forever trapped as a swan, and Rothbart’s dominance is complete.

In the sequel, Rothbart marries the Queen and rules with total power because she’s lost in grief after the death of her only son. Odile is his mistress. But the Prince’s Friends with the help of the swans come to the rescue and defeat Rothbart, returning the balance of power of good over evil. You’re welcome!

Park delightfully surprised me. I had never seen her dance before beyond short clips online. She exceeded my expectations, especially as Odile. Marque is really exquisite. He’s an expressive dancer with beautiful jumps and soft landings. But Pablo Lagasa, as Rothbart, stole the show with his technical prowess and smoldering deep-set eyes.

Seeing this in IMAX is incredible. Would love more of these, please! Love the bird’s eye views of the corps….I don’t care for a lot of Nureyev’s choreographic choices, but I did love seeing the corps formations, especially in Act 3. Normally, I like the set design and costumes at the POB, but the Easter egg hues for the court scenes didn’t work for me. The fuchsia gowns for the brides with those tiny fans were downright garish.

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Theatre de Monte-Carlo Programme Officiel

1926

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Sae Eun Park as Odette, "Le Lac Des Cygnes / Swan Lake”, choreography by Rudolf Nureyev, Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, set design by Ezio Frigerio, costume design by Franca Squarciapino, libretto by Vladimir Begichev and Vassili Geltser, Le Ballet de l'Opéra National de Paris, Paris, France

Photographer Natalia Voronova

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Fanart du Prince Cygne, de Isabelle Lesteplume, une réécriture BL du lac des cygnes.

Pour l'échange de St Valentin 2025 sur le thème "danse" pour @enepfopi

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Boris Labbé: from "Le Lac des Cygnes".

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🇬🇧 Royaume-Uni 🇬🇧

Résumé des 10 premiers jours

Palais de Buckingham. Relève de la garde. Chapeau en fourrure canadienne.

Palais de Westminster. Vue de la cathédrale St-Paul. Parce que moi aussi ze suis zune princesse 👑.

Oxford. Christ church college. Le réfectoire. Harry Potter. Déjà magique.

Stonehenge où le temps s’est arrêté, figé dans la pierre.

Bath. Splish splash tout en prenant mon bain avec Cesar et ses Romains. (Googlez)

Sunday roast. Aussi bon qu’espéré.

Les falaises blanches. Le vent. La France.

Cambridge. Mais qui a eu cette idée folle un jour d’inventer l’école?

L’afternoon tea. Devait se prendre avec la Reine. Nous sommes arrivées trop tard. A la mémoire de…

Royal Albert Hall. Le lac des cygnes. Jusqu’à la fin. Le vilain petit canard devenu grandiose et majestueux.