The Iconic Ballet From ABT

Swan Lake is one of the world's best-loved ballets, making a rare touring visit outside its Metropolitan Opera House home. Telling the timeless story of good and evil, and love and tragedy that has enchanted audiences since 1877. A magnificent classical masterpiece, set to one of Tchaikovsky's most recognizable scores and featuring breathtaking challenges for the ballerinas, including the 32 fouettes alongside the iconic Dance of the Little Swans. Don't miss the magic as American Ballet Theatre's shimmering production takes to the stage on this limited tour!

What Is The Story?

Set against Tchaikovsky's haunting score, the ballet tells the story of a beautiful princess - Odette- who is turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's spell, only to return to her human form at night. One evening she encounters Prince Siegfried, the heir to the kingdom, and the two fall madly in love. But after dancing together, she mysteriously disappears into the night, leaving him desperate to find her.

Meanwhile, his parents are keen for him to marry into another royal family and hold a ball for him. The Prince is despondent until the arrival of a mysterious woman who looks exactly like his beloved Odette; however, this woman is called Odile and is dressed like a Black Swan. This stranger dances flirtatiously and wildly, and Siegfried is overjoyed until he notices a mysterious figure in white desperately gesturing to him from a mirror; Odette. Will he be able to break the sorcerer's spell and be with the princess that he loves?