The Details
The Royal Czech Ballet will visitNewZealand for the first time and with Swan Lake... the most loved classical ballet of them all.
This masterpiece ballet is presented in two acts and follows the original storyline with traditional choreographic revisions by Marius Pepita.
Fresh of the back of a sensationally successful Australian tour, and featuring elite dancers from the Czech Republic and fellow European countries of Italy, Moldova and Ukraine, The Royal Czech Ballet is set to deliver a performance like no other as they unleash their combined talent on eagerly awaiting Kiwi audiences who haven’t seen international ballet grace our stages since 2019.
Even better, we have double passes for you to win to see Swan Lake in either Tauranga ( Saturday, November 12), Hamilton (Wednesday, November 16) or Auckland (Friday, November 25).
Swan Lake is the love story of Prince Siegfried who falls in love with the Odette. Odette is under a spell, where she is a swan by day, who turns into a woman at night. The spell can only be broken by a man who will pledge is love forever.
Swan Lake crosses the world of magic and mystical creatures with that of the real world. It is a story where the virtues of love and forgiveness in the end conquer evil and betrayal.
If you had any doubts – here’s part of what Aussie reviewer Bill Stephens (OAE) had to say, about the Canberra performance on September 22: “….Throughout the storytelling is clear and the dancing accomplished, especially from Cristina ● What: The Royal Czech Ballet Productionof Swan Lake
● When and where: Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga, Saturday, November 12, 7.30pm; Sunday, November 13, 2pm and 7.30pm
Globox Arena, Hamilton, Wednesday, November 16, 7.30pm
Hawkes Bay Arts and Events Centre, Hastings, Thursday, November 17, 7.30pm Municipal Theatre, Napier, Saturday, November 19, 7.30pm
Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Auckland, Friday, November 25, 7.30pm; Saturday, November 26, 2pm and 7.30pm
● Tickets: Including full show details and itinerary — royalczechballet.com.au
Terentiev, a superb ballerina who offers two clearly delineated characterisations as Odette and Odile. Soft, elegant and other-worldly as Odile; thrillingly virtuosic as Odile; Terentiev commands the stage.
Every inch the Prima Ballerina, she performs every step and gesture of the choreography with studied precision, constantly exhibiting a beautiful line, and concluding her solos with remarkable bows which are a masterclass of their own.
Terentiev is given excellent support by Nikolay
Nazarkevich, himself a tall, elegant dancer as well as a considerate partner. Japanese-born, Seiyu Ogasawara, as the Court Jester, provides the razzle dazzle, thrilling with the sheer energy and virtuosity of his dancing, while Vladimir Statni, as the mysterious Baron Von Rothbart, provides a strong dramatic presence as he prowls the stage in his spectacular scarlet lined black cape.
Other soloists impressed in the various specialty dances particularly in the opening party scene and the ballroom scene. But it was the white scenes on the lake, beautifully performed by the 18 beautifully costumed and immaculately groomed swans, which drew audible murmurs of approval from the clearly impressed capacity audience on the first night.
Leaving little doubt that while ever companies continue to mount productions of Swan Lake as respectfully and as carefully as this production by the Royal Czech Ballet, audiences will continue to flock to them to be enchanted”
Wow. Be in quick, many New Zealand centres are already nearing capacity.
WIN
You can enter by email or mail (address to Swan Lake Competition, include the city of choice to attend, and include your name, address and daytime phone number — win@teawamutucourier.co.nz or PO Box 1, Te Awamutu). Deadline is 5pm Tuesday. Competition by Fill The House Tickets Project — proudly supporting families living with cancer.