About the performance

A rendition of Tchaikovsky’s ageless masterpiece Swan Lake is being prepared by Mikhail Messerer – who is internationally renowned for reviving XX century ballets. The ballet master is restoring the Bolshoi Theatre’s famous 1956 production, that has become a showpiece of the Soviet choreographic school.

Mikhail Messerer on his work, which was rapturously appreciated by Russian critics and given highest marks in the western media: “I approached the revival with care, for I admire the 1956 version of Swan Lake; however I hope that my participation infused our production with a modern feel".