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    Swan Lake

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    Swan Lake is a ballet about a princess that gets turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer’s curse. I was really glad to finally watched Swan Lake since I have heard so many allusions to it and know it as one fo the great ballet classics. I have read about an all-male Swan Lake adaptation done in London but have not had the opportunity to watch the original let alone its edigier‚ more innovative versions. Around the stage. On the other hand‚ I saw a lot of mistakes in Palma’s routine and was disappointed

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    The Swan Lake Ballet

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    Swan Lake Ballet is a form of dance that started during Western Europe during the Renaissance. Itwas created towards the end of the romantic period‚ so the culture and style of romanticism was prominent‚ with glimpses of the beginning of the classical era. Because of this‚ it contains elements of both eras. Some of the romantic characteristics include the pursuit of the unattainable‚ romance‚ fantasy‚ focus on the female role‚  simple play‚ pointe work‚ soft and feminine technique for females and

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    Swan Lake and The Rite of Spring are ballet performances with Russian backgrounds. Swan Lake‚ a well known classical ballet‚ was choreographed by Marius Petipa in the late 1800s. The Rite of Spring‚ however‚ was performed in the early 1900s with a contemporary twist on classical ballet choreographed by Vaslav Nijinksy. Both pieces presented numbers of similarities such as the dancers‚ symmetry on stage‚ the act of pantomiming and music. The dances contained the principals and the corps de ballet

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    Swan Lake Interpretation

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    Swan Lake is a globally well-known ballet choreographed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. He composed the ballet in the late 1880s. Even though it failed miserably initially‚ Swan Lake is now considered the renowned classical ballet piece among the many others. I personally grew up watching numerous Swan Lake plays. Talk about the choreographer briefly in one paragraph. Swan Lake centers around the story of two girls: Odette and Odile who resemble each other closely. Odette‚ a young maiden

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    Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake

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    those views have continued to change about the roles these minorities take on in the world of music. To fully understand this situation‚ and why people have the views that they do‚ let us take a look at two very significant pieces in history. Swan Lake composed by Tchaikovsky is one of the greatest works for ballet companies worldwide. When it was originally performed for the first

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    Swan Lake - Romantic Ballet

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    SWAN LAKE ‘Swan Lake’ was re-choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov in1895‚ after initially being choreographed by Julius Reisinger in 1877. The musical score was composed by Pytor Tchaikovsky. ‘Swan Lake’ was created towards the end of the romantic period‚ so the culture and style of romanticism was prominent‚ with glimpses of the beginning of the classical era. Because of this‚ it contains elements of both eras. Some of the romantic characteristics include the pursuit of the unattainable

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    Swan Lake Act 1 After a beautiful musical introduction‚the opening scene is set in a splendid park with an enchanting fairy-tale castle in the background.prince seigfried and his friends are seated and enjoying a party to celebrate his coming of age whilst peasants come to congratulate him and are encouraged by the princes tutor to dance for his entertainment.the princes mother now enters and announces it is time for her son to marry and that he will be choosing a bride at a ball the following evening

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    The timeless Swan Lake is today prized as one of the world’s greatest and most renowned classical ballets to ever exist. For over one hundred years Swan Lake has been performed‚ adapted and rewritten innumerable times to enthrall a wide range of audiences all across the world. Whilst the foundation of how Swan Lake began and came to be is still‚ to some extent‚ unknown‚ it is widely believed that the production was originally choreographed by Julius Reisinger with the accompaniment of celebrated

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    Finally‚ Swan Lake is a beautiful ballet that comprises elements such as composition and rhythm. The first act is set in a park surrounded by trees‚ with a castle in the background. With a gift from his mother‚ Prince Seigfried leaves the park to go to the lake to hunt swans with the crossbow he received for his birthday. Prince Seigfried is dressed in a black leotard comprised of beautiful jewels and white pants. His mother‚ the Queen‚ is dressed in a long blue dress which fades into white which

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    Swan Lake Response

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    Performance Report For my additional performance viewing‚ I attended a dance concert at The Ohio State University. Gone’s Goings was choreographed by Rodney A. Brown. Performed by a group of Ohio State dancers‚ Gone’s Goings was brought to life at Mershon Auditorium. The piece was choreographed to Ritual Union by Little Dragon and Suite for Ma Dukes by Miguel Atwood Ferguson and Carlos Nino. Overall‚ Gone’s Goings was a journey that used the blending of images such as planting seeds‚ growing

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