Schwanensee - Grand Classic Ballet

SWAN LAKE – A CLASSIC IN NEW CLOSENESS
For years, Grand Classic Ballet has stood for great classical ballet experiences on German stages. With its traditional winter tours, the company regularly brings classics like "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker" to theaters across the republic.

With “Swan Lake — Beyond the Stage,” Grand Classic Ballet is now consciously taking a new direction. The production was developed to make the famous classic experienceable beyond the winter months and on smaller stages – in a form that remains familiar while also opening up new perspectives.

The focus continues to be on classical ballet and the well-known story of Odette and Odile. New is the mode of storytelling: more concentrated, immediate, and emotionally intensified. A live string quartet accompanies the dancers directly on stage, giving Pjotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's music a special presence. The chamber music sound brings out fine nuances and intensifies every movement, every expression.

The production deliberately emphasizes clarity and focus. Instead of large effects, expression, tension, and feeling come to the forefront. “Swan Lake — Beyond the Stage” is not a scaled-down version of the grand production, but a standalone artistic form that gains impact through reduction. With several hundred performances per year, Grand Classic Ballet is among the most active ballet companies in Germany.

For all who love Swan Lake, this is a new encounter with a familiar work.
For all who believe they know the classic, a surprisingly fresh experience.

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