Ballet
Kiev Grand Ballet - Swan Lake
Veranstaltungsdetails
The Kiev Grand Ballet from Ukraine has been one of the most successful touring ensembles in the international ballet world for years. Due to the outbreak of war, the ballet company was "stranded" in Paris in February 2022. Solidarity campaigns then led to tours through various European and American countries. In January 2023, the Kiev Grand Ballet visited Switzerland for the first time. The award-winning ballet dancers will return in January 2025 with the ballet classic "Swan Lake".
"When the war began, not only did my plans collapse, but the plans and dreams of all Ukrainians were also shattered by Russian artillery. Our lives and our cities were destroyed. Only now do I realize that having plans is a luxury that I can't afford at the moment." Viktor Tomashek, principal dancer of the Kiev Grand Ballet
"Ballet is a language of the world, it knows no borders," emphasizes Alexander Stoyanov, founder and managing director of the Kiev Grand Ballet (or Kyiv Grand Ballet). Founded by him in Kiev in 2014, the company stands for classical ballet art at the highest level. The repertoire of the award-winning dancers includes the classic Tchaikovsky ballets "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker" as well as Giselle, Don Quixote, Romeo & Juliet and several modern ballets. The dreamlike sets and costumes were created by the design artists of the National Opera of Ukraine.
Since the outbreak of war, the company's schedule has become tighter - partly because many of the artists rarely or never return to Ukraine during breaks in their tours. In 2022, the ensemble danced in front of King Harald V of Norway and Queen Silvia of Sweden, among others. In Reykjavik, Iceland's President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson welcomed the Kiev Grand Ballet and in January 2023, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Vice President of the German Bundestag, congratulated the troupe on its first performance in Berlin.
Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" - a fairytale love story:
The fairytale "Swan Lake" story of the enchanted Princess Odette with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the great, timeless classics of ballet. Swan Lake" demands top dancing performance on the one hand and acting talent on the other - and both are performed with playful ease. The story tells of Prince Siegfried, who observes a flock of wild swans on the eve of his 21st birthday and decides to go hunting. Beforehand, his mother admonishes him to choose a wife for himself at the ball to be held tomorrow. As the prince prepares to shoot, the most graceful of the swans transforms into a beautiful woman. It is Odette. She has been bewitched by the sorcerer Redbeard and can only be freed by swearing eternal fidelity and true love. The prince promises to take this oath. But Redbeard has overheard the couple. He prevents Odette from appearing at the ball and instead smuggles his daughter Odile into the ball in the guise of the (now black-clad) Swan Queen. The deception succeeds. When Rothbart reveals the deception, Siegfried, gripped by horror, hurries to the lake. There, in the final act, he meets the real Odette and the sorcerer Redbeard, who has rushed after him. A final battle for Odette's liberation and the magic of true love begins.
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
"When the war began, not only did my plans collapse, but the plans and dreams of all Ukrainians were also shattered by Russian artillery. Our lives and our cities were destroyed. Only now do I realize that having plans is a luxury that I can't afford at the moment." Viktor Tomashek, principal dancer of the Kiev Grand Ballet
"Ballet is a language of the world, it knows no borders," emphasizes Alexander Stoyanov, founder and managing director of the Kiev Grand Ballet (or Kyiv Grand Ballet). Founded by him in Kiev in 2014, the company stands for classical ballet art at the highest level. The repertoire of the award-winning dancers includes the classic Tchaikovsky ballets "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker" as well as Giselle, Don Quixote, Romeo & Juliet and several modern ballets. The dreamlike sets and costumes were created by the design artists of the National Opera of Ukraine.
Since the outbreak of war, the company's schedule has become tighter - partly because many of the artists rarely or never return to Ukraine during breaks in their tours. In 2022, the ensemble danced in front of King Harald V of Norway and Queen Silvia of Sweden, among others. In Reykjavik, Iceland's President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson welcomed the Kiev Grand Ballet and in January 2023, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Vice President of the German Bundestag, congratulated the troupe on its first performance in Berlin.
Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" - a fairytale love story:
The fairytale "Swan Lake" story of the enchanted Princess Odette with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the great, timeless classics of ballet. Swan Lake" demands top dancing performance on the one hand and acting talent on the other - and both are performed with playful ease. The story tells of Prince Siegfried, who observes a flock of wild swans on the eve of his 21st birthday and decides to go hunting. Beforehand, his mother admonishes him to choose a wife for himself at the ball to be held tomorrow. As the prince prepares to shoot, the most graceful of the swans transforms into a beautiful woman. It is Odette. She has been bewitched by the sorcerer Redbeard and can only be freed by swearing eternal fidelity and true love. The prince promises to take this oath. But Redbeard has overheard the couple. He prevents Odette from appearing at the ball and instead smuggles his daughter Odile into the ball in the guise of the (now black-clad) Swan Queen. The deception succeeds. When Rothbart reveals the deception, Siegfried, gripped by horror, hurries to the lake. There, in the final act, he meets the real Odette and the sorcerer Redbeard, who has rushed after him. A final battle for Odette's liberation and the magic of true love begins.
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.