Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake showcases at several theatres throughout the United Kingdom this Spring.
The dancers performing this revival of Sir Peter Wright and Galina Samsova’s version of this epitome of classical ballet will be accompanied by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia playing Tchaikovsky’s iconic score in Southhampton, Birmingham, Salford, Sunderland, Plymouth, and Edinburgh.
Prince Siegfried is out hunting one night when he happens upon a flock of graceful swans. When one of them turns into a beautiful woman, the Prince is utterly smitten – but Odette explains that she has fallen under an evil spell cast by the evil Baron von Rothbart, which keeps her in swan form from dawn to dusk. Can Siegfried’s love break the spell? Find out in this exquisite production of a true ballet classic.
Joining Birmingham Royal Ballet in this production are two international guest artists: Polina Semionova, Resident Guest Principal Artist with the Berlin State Ballet, and Vadim Muntagirov, Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet.
Semionova will perform Odette and Odile at the Birmingham Hippodrome on Friday and Saturday, February 17 and 18. Muntagirov will dance the role of Prince Siegfried at Theatre Royal Plymouth on Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18.
Birmingham Royal Ballet's Swan Lake Trailer
Birmingham Royal Ballet's Swan Lake Principal Casting
Southampton Mayflower Theatre: 2–4 February 2023
- Thurs Eve 02 Feb Gittens Lawrence Ito
- Fri Eve 03 Feb Shang Maslen Feng
- Sat Mat 04 Feb Kurihara Singleton Payne
- Sat Eve 04 Feb Gittens Lawrence Ito
Birmingham Hippodrome: 15–19 February 2023
- Weds Eve 15 Feb Mizutani Morales Feng
- Thurs Mat 16 Feb Kurihara Monaghan Bejarano
- Thurs Eve 16 Feb Shang Maslen Payne
- Fri Eve 17 Feb Semionova* Lawrence* Ito*
- Sat Mat 18 Feb Shang Maslen Feng
- Sat Eve 18 Feb Semionova* Lawrence* Ito*
- Sun Mat 19 Feb Kurihara* Monaghan* Bejarano*
*Casting subject to change*
Birmingham Hippodrome: 21–25 February 2023
- Tues Eve 21 Feb Mizutani Morales Payne
- Weds Eve 22 Feb Hirata Dingman Bejarano
- Thurs Mat 23 Feb Shang Maslen Feng
- Thurs Eve 23 Feb Gittens Lawrence Ito
- Fri Eve 24 Feb Downs Singleton Payne
- Sat Mat 25 Feb Mizutani Morales Bejarano
- Sat Eve 25 Feb Hirata Dingman Feng
The Lowry, Salford: 2–4 March 2023
- Thurs Eve 02 Mar Hirata Dingman Bejarano
- Fri Eve 03 Mar Mizutani Morales Feng
- Sat Mat 04 Mar Parma Chou Payne
- Sat Eve 04 Mar Downs Singleton Ito
Sunderland Empire: 9–11 March 2023
- Thurs Eve 09 Mar Parma Chou It
- Fri Mat 10 Mar Zhang Feng Bejaran
- Fri Eve 10 Mar Kurihara Monaghan Payn
- Sat Mat 11 Mar Downs Singleton Ito
Theatre Royal Plymouth: 15–18 March 2023
- Weds Eve 15 Mar Hirata Dingman Payn
- Thurs Mat 16 Mar Zhang Feng Bejarano
- Thurs Eve 16 Mar Parma Chou Payne
- Fri Eve 17 Mar Gittens Muntagirov Ito
- Sat Mat 18 Mar Kurihara Monaghan Feng
- Sat Eve 18 Mar Gittens Muntagirov Ito
Edinburgh Festival Theatre: 30 March–1 April 2023
- Thurs Eve 30 Mar Gittens Lawrence Ito
- Fri Eve 31 Mar Hirata Dingman Feng
- Sat Mat 01 April Mizutani Morales Payne
Featured Photo of Céline Gittens as Odile, Tyrone Singleton as Prince Siegfried in Birmingham Royal Ballet‘s Swan Lake. Photo © Bill Cooper.
