On Saturday I caught the last night of Pennsylvania Ballet's Swan Lake. Nobody died! That's not true - the sorcerer was killed by the corps of swans fluttering their fingertips at him. I was surprised, but somehow it worked to have a happy ending (at least a bittersweet one). Lauren Fadeley made a gorgeous bewitched swan princess with her otherworldly arching back and hypnotizing fingertips, and the corps of swans danced beautifully, a precise shapeshifting collection of fluttering skirts and graceful bird port du bras. As the black swan, Fadeley was not entirely convincing (such a shame she fell out of the infamous fouettes) and there were some unfortunate character dances (ballet versions of can-can and flamenco are odd, to say the least), but those parts were confined to middle of the dance, which was almost three hours altogether. Definitely worth it to see Fadeley's tragically beautiful and mysterious white swan self.
A little research gives two facts worth noting. 1. Lauren Fadeley danced in Black Swan. 2. PA Ballet's Swan Lake had a million dollar budget. Interesting...
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