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Swan Lake: double debuts at the Royal Ballet

Joseph Sissens as Siegfried in Liam Scarlett's Swan Lake
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Joseph Sissens as Siegfried and Mariko Sasaki as Odette in Liam Scarlett's Swan Lake
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Joseph Sissens as Siegfried and Mariko Sasaki as Odette in Liam Scarlett's Swan Lake
© Asya Verzhbinsky
Mariko Sasaki as Odile and Joseph Sissens as Siegfried in Liam Scarlett's Swan Lake
© Asya Verzhbinsky
The Royal Ballet in Liam Scarlett's Swan Lake
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“was remarkable not only for Sasaki’s strength, but also for Sissens’ eye-popping instep”
Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 11 May 2024
Swan Lake (Liam Scarlett, Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Sir Frederick Ashton)
The Royal Ballet
Martin Georgiev, Conductor
John Macfarlane, Set Designer, Costume Designer
David Finn, Lighting Designer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Mariko Sasaki, Dancer
Joseph Sissens, Dancer
Giacomo Rovero, Dancer
Gary Avis, Dancer
Elizabeth McGorian, Dancer
London City Ballet’s Momentum: a scintillating mix of old and new
*****
Scarlett’s Frankenstein returns to the San Francisco Ballet stage
****1
Drawing from tradition but not in thrall to it: London City Ballet
****1
Queensland Ballet's Dream: pretty fairytale or dark drama?
***11
The Royal Ballet's Swan Lake offers much to admire
****1
Spirit of the arts felt as Swan Lake returns to Covent Garden
****1
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