choreography Jean-Christophe Maillot
composer Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij
world premiere Lac: Monaco, Grimaldi Forum, 27 December 2011
with
main partner
The performance lasts about 1 hour and 55 minutes including one interval
Jean-Christophe Maillot, the director and choreographer at the Ballets de Monte-Carlo, presents us with his personal vision of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, particularly focussed on its Act 2. It is a challenge for any choreographer to tackle a piece enjoying mythic reputation worldwide; in so doing, Maillot worked in collaboration with Prix Goncourt winner Jean Rouaud (dramaturgy), Ernest Pignon-Ernest (scenery), and Philippe Guillotel (costumes). On reviewing the show in April 2014, The Times wrote:“Maillot’s high-energy, space-consuming choreography is well versed in the language of classical ballet, engaging fluently with the music and accentuating the suppleness of the dancers’ elegant technique.”
The performance lasts about 1 hour and 55 minutes including an interval.
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
Ksenia Abbazova, Portia Soleil Adams, Chelsea Adomaitis, Victoria Ananyan, April Ball, Marianna Barabás, Taisha Barton-Rowledge, Lou Beyne,
Anna Blackwell, Anissa Bruley, Candela Ebbesen, Juliette Klein, Mimoza Koike, Ashley Krauhaus, Elena Marzano, Kathryn McDonald, Ekaterina Petina, Gaëlle Riou, Katrin Schrader, Kaori Tajima, Laure Tisserand, Alessandra Tognoloni, Lydia Wellington, Hannah Wilcox
Jaeyong An, Cristian Assis, Jaat Benoot, Luca Bergamaschi, Daniele Delvecchio, Michael Grünecker, Koen Havenith, Alexandre Joaquim, Artjom Maksakov, Francesco Mariottini, Zino Merckx, Roger Neves, Alexis Oliveira, George Oliveira, Cristian Oliveri, Alvaro Prieto, Lennart Radtke, Adam Reist, Francesco Resch, Alessio Scognamiglio, Benjamin Stone, Jérôme Tisserand, Simone Tribuna, Christian Tworzyanski, Matèj Urban
Sets Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Costumes Philippe Guillotel
Dramaturgy Jean-Christophe Maillot e Jean Rouaud
Additional music Bertrand Maillot
light designer Jean-Christophe Maillot e Samuel Thery
La Fenice Orchestra
Conductor Igor Dronov
The performance lasts 1 hour and 55 minutes, including one interval