Listen: Sara Cox backstage at The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake on BBC Radio 2
25 February 2015
Radio DJ meets Royal Ballet Principal Thiago Soares, explores backstage and takes her mum to her first-ever ballet.
The Swan Lake mystery: An amalgam of different fairytales
19 February 2015
The exact authors of Swan Lake are unknown – but the ballet shows the influence of a variety of different fairytales.
Cast Changes: Swan Lake on 19 and 21 February 2015
17 February 2015
Cast changes in effect for roles of Odette/Odile and Prince Siegfried.
Your Reaction: Swan Lake 2015
11 February 2015
What did you think of Anthony Dowell's production of the greatest romantic ballet?
Petipa and Ivanov: The dance partnership that saved Swan Lake
10 February 2015
Behind the delicate pas de deux, Swan Lake is a battleground for ballet history buffs – which choreographer should get the credit for this classical masterpiece?
Cast change: Marianela Nuñez to dance in Swan Lake on 10 and 14 February 2015
9 February 2015
Marianela Nuñez to replace Sarah Lamb in the role of Odette/Odile.
Cast Change: Natalia Osipova to dance in Swan Lake on 13 February 2015
6 February 2015
Natalia Osipova to replace Zenaida Yanowsky in the role of Odette/Odile.
Female Character Artists: from loving mother to bloodthirsty baddy
5 February 2015
These expert dancer-actors are as important to the drama as the leading lady.
Swan Lake Dance Highlight: The Black Swan Pas de deux
4 February 2015
This brilliantly dramatic grand pas de deux, in which the heroic prince is tricked into forsaking his love, is one of ballet’s most iconic moments.
Ballet Essentials: Swan Lake
2 February 2015
Our quick guide to Tchaikovsky’s soaring ballet masterpiece.