A Fresh Breeze Plays Over Swan Lake

Originally premiering in 2006 with the Oregon Ballet Theatre, this vibrant production of the legendary ballet from Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Artistic Director Christopher Stowell revitalizes Tchaikovsky's supernatural tale, adding a contemporary edge while retaining the classical elegance one expects from the world-famous work.

What Is The Story?

Prince Siegfried doesn't think he'll ever fall in love. So imagine his horror at being forced by his mother to select a bride that very night! Fleeing to the lake to clear his head, he witnesses the impossible - a swan transforms into the beautiful Odette before his eyes. She tells him of an enchantment placed on her by a wicked sorcerer, cursed to be in swan form by daylight until she finds undying love and devotion. Siegfried is determined to help her - but the forces arrayed against them prove to be more cruel and devious than he could have imagined...