Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake 3

[Oukow]

Maybe I just don't get it but I don't see why people were laughing...I found it beautiful.

[musicalmad268]

@Oukow Something can be both, I agree that this is beatiful, but I can appreciate how it could make people laugh as well.It is exactly what 4 signets playing together looks like, and I think the audience know that this is the attention rather than the pretty, techniqually based more traditional versions.I love the old version, where I am an isanely jelous of the dancers beauty and skill, butI perfer this, maybe because I am moer of an actor and more interested inportrayal than technical skill. x

[janoota]

Brilliant.  Oh how I love Matthew Bourne he is a genius

[jadekaulitz73]

enfin un lac des cygnes pas coincé du c.. !!

[sharonannepearce]

LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT, AMAZING CHOREOGRAPHY!!!!

[Maclabv]

And the men-swan version is powerful, like it shows a little bit more of reality. But they both require greatly mastered techniques and perfect timing, so why don't we all call it a tie?

[Maclabv]

I've read a few comments about ppl liking this or the original version better. I must say something about it: both are wonderful, just as most part of art is (except when it gets offensive on purpose, art is one of the most beautiful things on Earth). The women-swan version is beautiful because it fits a certain time when all is supposed to be graceful (even if it really isn't).

[elpidaaa17]

personally I prefer male swans.. I don't know I think they can portray better the mouvements of a swan.. but it's only my opinio. I saw this piece and I absolutely loved it :)

[WinglessYuna]

This ballet may not be a parody but this Pas de Quartet is freaking cute and funny

[miep8675]

This is actually really adorable. They're actually acting like adolescent swans.

[fachefichekuriza]

This is brilliant, amazing choreography. But when I saw that live no one LAUGHED in the audience... the dancers are moving like birds, they are not supposed to be funny. Or at least I thought so...

[gloworm110]

they're dressed like satyrs- Narnia

[jasonchaotic]

Me encanta esta parte :)

[jackotomo]

Mathhew Bournes take on this is really quite excellent. Liverpool- Empire. Best performance i've seen of his....so far

[glynbrain]

Or even entrechat quatre, (sorry).

[glynbrain]

Pathetic - they're just too lazy to learn to do this:

Giselle - Albrecht's coda of entrechat-six

[teamawesomecool]

@glynbrain WOW just watched that guy, he's crazy!!

[sphocas]

I saw this live yesterday.....it was one of my favourite parts of the performance. The choreography is unbelievable!

[phyrbyrd]

I was watching this and wondering why the swans were so gawky, then I thought - 'it's the Dance of the Cygnets. Of course.' They're so adorably *adolescent*. Matthew Bourne's choreography is just *perfect*. I went to look at a more traditional version of this dance and just got bored. This one is funny and gorgeous both at once.

[EyeballHighballHand]

Absolutely brilliant (: I love everything about Bourne's interpretation of Swan Lake, and I'm rarely one for change. Perfect, honestly one of my biggest idols is Matthew Bourne.

[Mart89911210]

MY FAVORITE THING EVER!!!

[nuttyteacher]

The coreography is a so different interpretation of the one danced by women holding hands,my fav bit of the whole SL is this tiny pas de quatre.But I think Matthew Bourne really captured the swan's moves and that's brilliant and fresh. I love it.Still I prefer the classical coreography because it seems more complex technically to me.

[danceuntiliamgone]

It's very interesting choreography! It's so~sweet and so~much like swans!

It's my one of most favorite dance company!

[danielle4444444]

what r the men expose to b

[BernardProfitendieu]

what language are you writing in?

[BDaviWA]

Brilliant!! love it...very refreshing

[metamizolum]

Far beyond the classic version. Fresh, although not that new...

[chechisa]

bonito

[ballerina714]

It's my favourite pas de quatre ;)

[DJxKaonashix90]

fags

[GRRiTSELeNA]

you try to dance like that and we'll see who's so tough then.

[Balletbee1]

This ballet is not a parody... this is a great peice of choreography where the swans actually behave like swans rather than the orignal version where the swans are portrayed as grace personified. Though it may take some getting used to, this is really not something to laugh at, the movements are amusing, and maybe intentionally so in some places, but for the most part this is just another portrayal of swan behavior. Look up how swans actually move. I  love this piece... bourne is so creative!

[Pywacket2]

Matthew Bourne's version of "Swan Lake" is, for me, absolutely ludicrous. However, there's a huge market for it (believe it or not) and it's even featured in the last scene of the wonderful "Billy Elliot" film. That Billy would grow up to perform in this parody of the greatest ballet ever stage is ruinous to the film, at least for me. I just don't get it. Woman is the essence of "Swam Lake" and even Tchaikosky, gay as he was, has to be rocking in his grave.

[bertandtang]

The whole concept is masculine strength in the character of a bird (swan), which is normally associated with female characteristics. The movement takes a more literal interpretation of the swans on the dancers bodies which is what makes this a really lovely ballet to watch.

stupid gay dance, what a see you next tuesday

[uzbeco]

an awful gay dance

[eggroll55]

i don't understand why there are people laughing...

[audie83]

Well-some people don't appreciate the choreo in the same way I suppose and are amused as it were since the dancers are maiming real swans more so than female 'cygnets' would. :)

[slavecek]

This piece of choreography has (obviously and intentionally) been created as comic relief, to provide a bit of amusement in a story that's otherwise rather dark. Because of the dancers' talent, the execution is flawless, so even this bit of laugh does not detract from the quality of the entire show.

[audie83]

♥♥Loves it!♥♥

[GoldAngel7]

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[mosesmissy1]

Excellent - love the whole show! This is an interpretation of Swan Lake and is absolutely superb!!!

[yamnitskym]

horrid!

[trippinbg]

The music is genius. The rest is wicked (homosexual) American perception of art. There is no art in the United States, cause there is no culture, and there is no culture 'cause thete is no history and common ethnicity. Montgrels.

[mosesmissy1]

Idiot, the choreographer is English (as are the lead dancers) and you obviously have no idea what the story is actually about!!!

[dancincheekimunki]

Lol you have no idea about American dance... most of the pioneers of modern dance were from America and a number of them are considered expressionist. The art of dance in England CAME from America!!! (obviously not including ballet!)

[orli182]

You know what's really wicked? Those who make bigoted remarks about others' sexuality. Not to mention that this ballet and all the dancers in it are English, so what were you saying again?

[jrwlsju]

Saw it live in San Francisco a couple of years ago. I actually met their ballet mistress. This is a fabulous portrayal of restrained masculinity -- what male dance is meant to be.

[echoicq]

lol genius

[misspalmerox]

were doin this at mo in gsce dance,, i have to do a performance on this tomorow,, we had to use moves from it but make it our own in a group,,x

[NexonSyrupStar54]

who on earth said boys dancing ballet is gay? its wonderful!!! u need guys to lead right? and boys dancing is both powerful and graceful, way nicer than girls!

[jadenicholsonlamb]

For my GCSE dance class at school we had to study this dance, once you act look at the movents and how they are performed you reallise how each little movement is great. "men are ment to be masculine" what sort of cmment is that? 1- its a sterio type and two youi have to be very string to be a dancer.

[squirrel1612]

I would love to see this but I am a little bit disappointed that The Dance of the Little Swans by these guys is not done with the original steps. It would have been brilliant otherwise. Just my thoughts though !

[grigoreradulescu]

Grotesque and nothing more.

[edwardgbell]

When did you last kill a Sabre Tooth Tiger?

[edwardgbell]

Rayman, that is...

[gymini29]

the entire production is sheer creative genius. as is matthew bourne's "Nutcracker". Currently he is working on male version of Romeo and Juliet, not surprisingly called "romeo and romeo"

[Colly11]

Wonderful. You're VERY narrow-minded if you don't appreciate this.

[prn4ustat]

lol!! that was amazing!!

[Norn]

I love this cus it shows how a swan really moves...may look funny and seem funny but it beats the hell of the oringal cus it's nothing but abunch of feet!! no body movement

[karriiii]

The female version isn't just all feet!

They have to try to get everyone on perfect time with eachother and it looks amazing when well done!

I agree with your on the fact that it shows the way a swan moves, but I prefer the female version.

[bondyfr]

I've seen twice in Paris. Beautiful !

[winterlassie]

We have to interpret this for gcse dance its great I think it is lot better than the origninal in a few ways.

[LadyJeje]

AMAZING

[wolifgang]

this is so cute

[Nuttyhana]

i hve to do course work on it :@ x

[javierjonatan]

El mejor "lago" de la historia

[boobabycluebaby2]

This is so funny; I love it!

[ronnyckng2]

hooooooooraaaaaaaayyyy !!!

[LaDracul]

I have to say, I am kicking myself for not seeing this when I was in London 10 years ago because one of the swans is Will Kemp aka Velkan Valerious aka that guy from the GAP ads.

I swear I will see him perform one day....

[fafifurnik]

The best Swan Lake ever.

[loreinluna]

again w0o0o no words is fabolous!

[showerpeek]

First of all - I loved Bourne's presentation of Swan Lake (except the end, but even that turned out cool)

BUT

I always think of this scene as Dance of the Chicken Nazis.

[radostsguy]

YUCK!

[IncubusKing]

Hahaha, oh shit, so funny. Robert, thanks.

[callistoice]

only a real man can dress in feathery pants and prance around like that.

takes guts.. :\

props for a more energetic version than female ballet. lol

[Swhetambra]

Excellent

[Arkana10]

postmoder, unique, I love Matthew`s works..esspecially when Adam Cooper dancing

[Arkana10]

excelllent ballet

[nevermind111]

Well, more like ducks on the hard pavement!.

At least it is funny.

[cyberWizard91]

ahhhahahahahaha

[celtic1234]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[grandis80]

Meravigliosi

[AranelEnMirkwood]

i do love the Dance of the Cygnets, though I think it would have been cool if they did it the traditional way

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[TailsKitsune]

Ahahahahahahaaa! This is Great!

[trondergirl]

this is wonderful and witty and just perfect. I love the baby boy swans. It's really fun to look at this pas de quatre back to back with the Bolshoi's cygnets variation.

[thesilvershining]

The smallest of all the swans is also featured in the Royal Ball scene and is one of the escorts dancing the Black Swan Coda--the really *fast* dance in the end of Act III. He's too cute for words! ;) I may be wrong but doesn't he also play the hunter/axeman in the galla scene in Act I? I mean, how many men could possibly be that short, lol. Adam Cooper towers over all the swans, how convenient that he's the main one ;)

[BillyBouzou]

they are absolutely cute!!!two days ago i saw the performance for the second here in athens and the people loved them...

(dariabouzou)

[ChocolatePieSuus]

Omg.. BRILLIANT!! It's better that the orginal.. not that one is bad.. but hell.. this one is better!!

x Suus

[schnukkel2]

ummm matthew bourne's swan lake is the best. they actually act like swans.

[tnware]

I just wanted to laugh the whole time lol. OMG What did they do to the Pas de Quatre?!

[Pateencroute]

Yeah! I love it too! But my favourite part in the pince's meeting with the Swan (well, the part just before this one).. err... and also the end (with the main song) It was so beautiful T_T

[jellilorum]

Oh, this is my favorite part of the whole ballet!

[dancerpsique]

noooo..what are they doing with Swan lakeee..im gonna cry =(

[balletfreak430]

It's Matthew Bourne. All of his works are weird. You should check out his version of The Nutcracker.

[bloodysherry]

Yeah, or "The Car Man" =)

[AranelEnMirkwood]

ohh i LOVE that! his version of the Russian dancers are great

[faeryquene]

@balletfreak430 I hope it's on youtube! This is STUNNING! A refreshing take on the usual Swan Lake versions!

[seitosilver]

I find this insanely cute.