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Swan Lake Aggression of the swans Matthew Bourne Re working the new Savagery attack of the prince Adventures in Motion Pictures choreography to the original Tchaikovsky ballet music. Contemporary / Lez Brotherston ballet content Adam Cooper Hitchcock’s The Birds THE ROYAL FAMILY – When Swan Lake was created Themes – the interpretation of by Bourne in 1995, it was male swans, the representation of a royal family and the development of two major a time of enormous interest in the Royal family and in male dancer roles. particular the young Royals. Although there are clear Because we wanted the male dancers to bring references to the duties of members of a generic royal out the swans' aggressive masculine side, it family, there are also characters and situations that seemed stupid to cover them up, so we left their echo real members of the Royal family. feet and torsos bare, to show their muscle movement. We thought of shorts for the lower PAPARAZZI AND THE MEDIA - Connected to the Lez Brotherston – trained at half but then Matthew found a picture of an theme of being a member of a modern Royal family is Indian dancer in baggy fringed trousers and he the idea of being a focal point, the centre of media Central school of art and design liked the motion of the fabric. So I took it away and came up with the idea of yards of shredded interest. designer chiffon in the same style. Set, costumes, lighting The setting is dramatic with huge pillars, SL and SR. They cast shadows of characters with lighting, trees, moon, blue shimmering lighting techniques to look like water, a park bench, a bed, a club. .

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