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Performance

Swan Lake

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, D.C.

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Swan Lake


Choreography by Kevin McKenzie
after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Sets and Costumes by Zack Brown
Lighting by Duane Schuler


Running Time: 145 minutes

Set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious score, this romantic tale of love and forgiveness is often considered the world’s most beloved ballet. With breathtaking choreography, lavish costumes and visually spectacular sets evoking a lakeside Renaissance court, ABT’s production “glides to the forefront of stagings all over the world. The fabled lake of the swans has risen into view, inspiring awe for its mystery and magic.” (The Wall Street Journal)