MATTHEW BOURNE
presents
TCHAIKOVSKY'S
"SWAN LAKE"
RARE VHS VIDEO
OLIVIER AWARD WINNING PRODUCTION
Contemporary dance company adventures in motion pictures' triumphant modern re-interpretation of Swan Lake, with its cast of male swans, has turned tradition upside down and taken the ballet fraternity by storm.
The story is based on the Russian romantic ballet SWAN LAKE, from which it takes the music by TCHAIKOVSKY and the broad outline of the plot. MATTHEW BOURNE'S rendering is best known for having the traditionally female parts of the swans danced by men.
Never has such a contemporary re-working of a traditional ballet thrilled both ardent critics and modern dance enthusiasts in such equal measure.
THE SWAN: Adam Cooper
THE PRINCE: Scott Ambler
THE QUEEN: Fiona Chadwick
"...One of the most gripping, funny and profoundly moving dance works I've seen" THE GUARDIAN
"Matthew Bourne has turned Swan Lake on its head, he has given it a sex change and catapulted it into another universe... some of the best performances you will ever see on a ballet stage. It will be a great big hit" THE TIMES
The New London Orchestra Conducted by: DAVID LLOYD-JONES
Director and Choreographer: MATTHEW BOURNE
Designer: LEZ BROTHERSTON
Lighting Designer: RICK FISHER
Musical Director: DAVID LLOYD-JONES
New scenario by: MATTHEW BOURNE
Produced by: KATHARINE DOR
Directed for video by: PETER MUMFORD
RUNNING TIME: 117MINS
EXCELLENT CONDITION