SWAN LAKE

Flamenco choreographer Ben Van Cauwenbergh, who was principal soloist alongside Rudolf Nureyev at English National Ballet, conceived during his time as director of the Aalto Ballet Essen a Swan Lake that restores the famous ballet to its most powerful essence: tradition as a living language. Faithful to the spirit of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, his version combines classical aesthetics with subtle touches of contemporary dance. A demonstration that beauty requires no artifice. This production, which has toured internationally to great acclaim, will feature the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana in the pit at Les Arts, performing Tchaikovsky’s unmistakable and dreamlike score.