Photos: Swan Lake, soars in majestic performance at Delhi’s Siri Fort Auditorium
Updated On Sep 24, 2017 03:26 PM IST
Swan Lake might be an old ballet, but its key message, that love conquers all, is as true today as it was 122 years ago when it was first performed.Performed for the first time in Delhi at Siri Fort Auditorium, the 19th century classic form of dance has been brought by Delhi-based production house, Navrasa Duende. Swan Lake's story originates from Russian folk tales and is about Odette, a prince turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse, is still popular among the audience
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Swan Lake might be an old ballet, but its key message, that love conquers all, is as true today as it was 122 years ago when it was first performed, says director, Anatoliy Kazatskiy. Performing for the first time in Delhi, the 19th century classic form of dance has been brought by Delhi-based production house, Navrasa Duende. They have collaborated with the Moscow-based Royal Russian Ballet, to bring the concept to India. (Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s classical ballet, Swan Lake, is one of most popular form of ballet . (Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)
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The Royal Russian Ballet theatre was founded in 2008 in Ukraine to save and promote the best traditions of Russian classical ballet. The ballet troupe includes 55 top ballet dancers from Ukraine, Russia, and elsewhere. (Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)
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Exalted through the 20th century and today, Swan Lake was a flop show when first presented by the music composer Piotr Illyich Tchaikovsky in 1875. (Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)
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It muddled along for several years and took a flying leap to fame in the 1890s after Italian ballerina Pierina Legnani, a guest artiste of the Russian ballet, did a spectacular 32 fouettés, non-stop whip-ups with one leg while turning fast on tiptoe on the other leg. (Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)
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Swan Lake’s story originates from Russian folk tales and is about Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer’s curse. (Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)
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It is a love story of unclear origin, said by some to be based on an old Germanic fairytale.The principal female dancer of the show, Kozachenko Kateryna is from Ukraine and Váňa Jan is performing as the male lead. (Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)
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The iconic 19th century Russian style of dancing is renowned for its strong yet lyrical quality and graceful part of ballet . (Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)
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