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Swan Lake Ballet. Schwanensee Ballett, Berlin Sommer Festival 2023. Versetzen Sie sich in die Rolle von Prinzessin Odette. Die Schönheit wurde von einem bösen Zauberer in einen Schwan verwandelt. Und nur eines kann sie aus dem falschen Körper retten – die Liebe eines Prinzen. Doch welcher Prinz soll sich schon in einen Schwan verlieben? Zum Glück findet sich ein tapferer Held, der die innere Schönheit des Tiers erkennt. Er verliebt sich in Odette und bricht den Zauber. ENGLISH The swans glide across the floor with sensual grace – so powerful and yet almost weightless. Their movements are gently lost in the rhythm of the music. And at some point space and time no longer play a role. We become one with the piece. Few ballet performances manage to achieve so much soulful aesthetics. But there is one that succeeds every time - Swan Lake. The ballet classic never goes out of style. Since its premiere on February 20, 1877 in the famous Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, the dramatic history of music has fascinated us. It is not without reason that the dance fairy tale by the successful Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky has long been one of the most important works on the national and international music and theater scene. The most famous were the magical productions by Bourmeister in Moscow, George Balanchine in New York and Cranko in Stuttgart. And even today, more than a century after the first performance in Moscow, Swan Lake is still as enchanting as on the first day. The emotionally outstanding pieces of music by P.I. Tchaikovsky in combination with the refined dances of Marius Pepita and Lev Ivanov have become timeless. Independent of space and time, they express the subtle nuances of human emotions. Of course, the musical and dance masterpiece also shows its magical effect in the here and now, in 2021. When Swan Lake was first performed at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow in 1877, the big breakthrough was still a little long in coming. Due to fine technical and dancing imperfections, the hoped-for success did not materialize at first. But that changed abruptly thanks to the choreographic masterpiece by Marius Petipa and Lew Ivanov. Her dancing and musical finesse gave the piece the finishing touch it needed to be a global success. Even then, the 32 dancers in white tutus floated across the stage. The ballet classic has retained this trademark to this day. The artists are still transformed into delicate swans at every performance.
