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Derek Deane’s Swan Lake in-the-round: a spectacle like no other

Gareth Haw as Prince Siegfried and English National Ballet in Derek Deane's Swan Lake in-the-round
© Ian Gavan
Sangeun Lee as Odette and Gareth Haw as Prince Siegfried in Derek Deane's Swan Lake in-the-round
© Laurent Liotardo
Gareth Haw as Prince Siegfried and Sangeun Lee as Odette in Derek Deane's Swan Lake in-the-round
© Laurent Liotardo
Sangeun Lee as Odette and Gareth Haw as Prince Siegfried in Derek Deane's Swan Lake in-the-round
© Laurent Liotardo
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“the dancers know that they are under scrutiny from every angle... there’s no hiding and no cheating”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 12 June 2024
Swan Lake (Derek Deane)
Gavin Sutherland, Conductor
Derek Deane, Director
Peter Farmer, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Howard Harrison, Lighting Designer
English National Ballet Philharmonic
Ivana Bueno, Dancer
Francesco Gabriele Frola, Dancer
Fabian Reimair, Dancer
Sangeun Lee, Dancer
Gareth Haw, Dancer
James Streeter, Dancer
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