BALLET IRELAND will celebrate its 10th anniversary by staging Swan Lake in the Town Hall Theatre from Sunday October 26 to Tuesday 28 at 8pm.
Ballet Ireland first produced Swan Lake in 2001. It was described by Carolyn Swift in The Irish Times as “a landmark for Ballet Ireland and for Irish ballet”. The Sunday Business Post said: “Don’t miss it - it will knock the socks off everyone”.
In 1875, Tchaikovsky was approached by the directorate of the Moscow Ballet with a commission for a score. This was for Swan Lake, which he accepted “partly because I want the money and partly because I have long wanted to try my hand at this type of music”.
Swan Lake combines Romantic themes and classical technique, and its ethereal imagery, together with Tchaikovsky’s majestic score, conspire to ensure this masterpiece’s immortality.
For tickets contact the Town Hall on 091 - 569777. There will also be a matinee on Monday October 17 at 3pm.
