Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake is a contemporary ballet based on the Russian romantic work Swan Lake, from which it takes the music by Tchaikovsky and the broad outline of the plot. Bourne's rendering is best known for having the traditionally female parts of the swans danced by men. It was the longest-...

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake replaces the traditional line of ballerina swans in white tutus with men in feathered pantaloons. The ballet first premiered in London in 1995 and follows a similar storyline to the original, featuring a young prince who becomes enchanted by a swan. An epic, star-crossed l...

In this thirteen installment of contemporary and ballet male dancers we present a special performance of "Dying Swans" by US Derek Dunn and Canadian Shale Wagman, choreographed by Juliano Nunes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Juliano also performs in a film segment "Movement" by James Vernon. We con

We are Ukrainian and Russian ballet couple who couldn’t return home. The set to dance Swan Lake in Paris.We’ve lost everything except our Love, our Art and our Profession. We believe - no goal is worth as human life. All we need - is peace. We must do everything to stop this madness.

n this twenty-seventh episode of MALE BALLET DANCERS we introduce Paul Marke from France performing a man variation of "Swan Lake" choreography by Rudolf Nureyev. We also present "Self Doubt," a male duet performance by Jan Ravnik (Slovenia) and Sam McWilliams (Oregon USA). With a history dating

In this ninth installemnt of male ballet dancers we present Russian dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov in several performances. Mikhail is considered to be one of the best ballet dancers of all times. We also present a swan variation performed by Spain's Sergio Bernal choreographed by Ricardo Cue with the

This short documentary brings the Russian composer to the present - radically: Based on Tchaikovsky‘s diaries and letters, director Ralf Pleger discovers an entirely new side and sketches an entirely different profile of the man whose mind and talent brought us Swan Lake. The film focuses on what it

Male ballet dancers possess many admirable qualities, such as being reliably strong, that make them excellent partners in adult ballet. Since ballet is traditionally a female dominated art form, male students are in the unique position to become role models for boys who wish to pursue dance. If yo

In this fifteen installment of "Male Ballet Dancers" we feature the outstanding Vaganova Ballet Academy and their male sutendts progress. .With a history dating back more than four hundred years, ballet has progressed from Renaissance court pageantry to royal entertainment to full-fledged performi

In this fifth edition of Male Ballet Dancers, we feature four soloist from the Kiev Ballet in Ukraine. With a history dating back more than four hundred years, ballet has progressed from Renaissance court pageantry to royal entertainment to full-fledged performing art. It is often misunderstood a