Classic that never swans off stage
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St Petersburg Ballet Theater is also well-known for many successful performances of classical ballets such as "Sleeping Beauty," "Giselle" and "The Nutcracker," but this time "Swan Lake" was the natural choice for their debut show.
"The ballet itself is an ever-classic work full of attractions by Tchaikovsky," says Ha Muti, president of Shanghai Ballet.
"Swan Lake" was the first Western classic ballet introduced to Chinese audiences and even during the "cultural revolution" (1966-76) when most entertainment was forbidden, Russian companies still performed it in China.
Shanghai Ballet performed a version of "Swan Lake" supervised by Derek Deane, former artistic director of the English National Ballet in 2000, giving more than 50 shows during a two-year tour of China.
The ballet's final performances in Shanghai this season will be on January 13 and 16, with a version presented by the National Academic Bolshoi Ballet Theater of the Republic of Belarus.
In 1993, the State Opera House, the first in the history of Belarus, was opened in Minsk. Today the repertoire includes different epochs and styles. The ballet group includes 100 dancers and owes its home and international recognition to its artistic director Valentin Yelizariev.
Chelyabinsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of MI Glinka
Date: December 25, 7:15pm
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater, 300 People's Ave
Tickets: 150-800 yuan
Russian Imperial Ballet
Date: January 1-2, 7:15pm
Venue: Majestic Theater, 66 Jiangning Rd
Tickets: 100-680 yuan
Two Russian state ballet troupes
Date: January 13, 7:15pm
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater, 300 People's Ave
Tickets: 180-1,080 yuan
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