When “Swan Song” begins, she is preparing to stage and direct a new production of “Swan Lake” with the company. The work is slated to premiere in 2020, coinciding with Kain’s retirement.

Mikko Nissenen’s “Swan Lake” is at Citizens Opera House until March 16. —Staff writer Selorna A. Ackuayi can be reached at [email protected]. Want to keep up with breaking news?

Bare legs are one of the defining features of the National Ballet of Canada’s production of “Swan Lake,” which had its premiere in 2022 and is returning this month.

DANCE REVIEW Grand Kyiv Ballet takes flight with ‘Swan Lake’ By Jeffrey Gantz Globe Correspondent,Updated February 20, 2025, 12:40 p.m.

Framed pieces of the "motion art" will be for sale. They say a classical ballet isn’t over until the female protagonist dies. Tchaikovsky’s popular 1870s Swan Lake is a prime example.

Carney choreographed this version of “Swan Lake” for its KC Ballet premiere in 2016, a year after he created a new “The Nutcracker” and a year before he did the same with “Sleeping ...