Swan Lake
Choreography by Peter Martins after Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov and George Balanchine

Swan Lake, the last of the great 19th-century Russian ballets, is a work of emotional intensity, inventive choreography and glorious music, a lyrical and moving musical/psychological dance drama. While retaining the well known set pieces from Ivanov and Petipa, Peter Martins has imbued his ballet with the speed and clarity of the Balanchine style as well as his own choreographic hallmarks: complex step combinations and intricate partnering that extend the vocabulary of classical dance. He has also given the ballet an innovative ending which critics, in reviewing the Danish production, have called "intellectually provocative."

This Columbia Night included a studio talk with NYCB principals Jared Angle and Sara Mearns, as well as Marc Happel, Director of Costumes at the New York City Ballet.  CAAL Members also had access to an exclusive  intermission reception. The Studio Talk was on Swan Stories: CAAL Members and students discovered how Tschaikovsky's enchanting score has inspired so many choreographers to create their own version of Swan Lake.

Photo (c) Paul Kolnik

Nicole Beliveau, '06LAW
Ann Caron, '85TC
Bernadette Cullen, '81JRN
Katharine Enna, '05CC
Leonora Gogolak, '07LAW
Christopher Hand, '82GS
Elena Hecht, '09BC
Dan Hekman, '09SW
Gauri Khurana, '00CC
Albert Kim, '03SEAS
Connie Kim, '09GSAS
Fran Koenig, '64GS
Annie Lee, '09BC
Madlen Massarlian, '08BUS
Daisy Maxey, '86JRN
Judy Miller, '70GSAS
Kate Morford, '09TC
Alaina Morgan, '06LAW
Amanda Moses, '07BUS
Shivani Nanda, '06PH
Maren Olson, '09PH
Kimberly Roots, '02JRN
Giselle Routhier, '08CC
Erin Schmitz, '05TC
Sudhin Shah, '05SEAS
Caroline Stephenson, '09GSAPP
Arielle Torres, '09GSAS
Emily Vestal, '07BUS
Sarah Weitlauf, '04GS