Edinburgh Festival Theatre Swan Lake
Festival theatre edinburgh events follow designed as scotland s premier dance and opera house in 1994 the stage is the largest in scotland providing the perfect platform for world class contemporary dance and ballet and excellent acoustics make it a number one venue for opera musicals and concerts.
Edinburgh festival theatre swan lake. Scottish ballet is to open all three of its major tours during its 51st season from edinburgh s festival theatre starting with david dawson s production of swan lake opening in april 2020. It s 23 years since mathew bourne changed the gender of the swans in swan lake for his choreography of the ballet which is at the festival theatre all week to saturday. No booking required entrance is free with your performance ticket. Many were impressed but others were horrified.
Swan lake rsb. From the impressive splendour of the palace ballroom to the moon lit lake where swans glide in perfect formation this compelling tale of tragic romance has it all. The greatest romantic ballet of all time is brought to life by tchaikovsky s haunting and unforgettable score. Saturday 11 april 2020.
Swan lake post show after certain performances dates below you are invited to come to the front of the stalls for your chance to put your questions to one of our dancers. Buy tickets browse the latest theatre listings for all capital theatres venues including festival theatre king s theatre and the studio located in the heart of edinburgh. The scandal at mayerling a dramatic new interpretation of sir kenneth macmillan s iconic ballet mayerling will open in september. Audio described performances are at 2 30pm preceded by a touch tour at 1pm.
Bourne himself has described remembering little girls in the theatre crying that their parents had. Matthew bourne s uncanny male swan black eyed bare chested wearing only feathered harem pants has become such an iconic image that it is hard to imagine just how controversial the première of his swan lake was twenty three years ago. Behind the scenes swan lake audio description touch tour 1 00pm losing your sight doesn t have to mean missing out.