The English National Ballet (ENB) will perform its own version
of "Swan Lake" at China Century Theater in Beijing from Wednesday
to Sunday as part of the city's international ballet week.
The ENB version of the classic Swan Lake, rewritten by
choreographer Derek Deane to Tchaikovsky's score, changes the
ending from tragic to happy, which may surprise Beijing
ballet-lovers.
Deane's lavish production of Swan Lake premiered in 2000 as a
re-working of his hugely successful arena version which was
performed at the Royal Albert Hall earlier this year.
The international ballet week, part of the First International
Performance Season, opened at the China National Center for
Performing Arts in central Beijing, highlighting international
ballet stars from China National Ballet, the Royal Ballet, Opera
National de Paris and Hamburg Ballet.
The international ballet week will feature four productions of
classical ballet, including Swan Lake and Romeo and Juliet.
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(Xinhua News Agency January 30, 2008)