Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake is the most famous ballet of all time. Since its world premiere in 1877 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, there have been countless interpretations of this romantic fairy-tale dance.

In 2018/19, the Ballett am Rhein presented Martin Schläpfer’s version. The Swiss choreographer utilises his unique dance vocabulary – which is physical and highly expressive in equal measure – to focus on “the fascinating darkness, psychic secrets and archetypes” and carry us off into a world “in which ghosts and unexplained phenomena are not yet dismissed as figments of our imagination”.

As the winner of numerous prestigious awards, Martin Schläpfer is currently regarded as one of the most innovative and successful choreographers and ballet directors. He has distilled his choreographic style into more than 70 works, creating an entirely individual, contemporary ballet aesthetic. In October 2018, he was honoured with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 2020, he will become Director of the Vienna State Ballet.

Picture: 16:9 – NTSC
Sound: PCM Stereo, DD 5.0, DTS 5.0
Language/subtitles: DE/GB
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Running time: 130 mins
Production: 2018