Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
Matthew Bourne Dance Season • 2h 6m
After causing an immediate sensation when it premiered at Sadler’s Wells in 1995, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake returns with a fresh look for the 21st century.
Still retaining the iconic elements of the original production loved by millions around the world, award-winning designers Lez Brotherston and Paule Constable, alongside Bourne, have created an exciting re-imagining of the classic production.
Thrilling, audacious, witty and emotive, this Swan Lake is perhaps still best known for replacing the female corps-de-ballet with a menacing male ensemble, which shattered conventions, turned tradition upside down and took the dance world by storm.
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