A new version of the famous romantic ballet “Swan Lake” comes to the stage at Genoa’s Carlo Felice Theater, thanks to the Ballets de Monte Carlo by Jean-Christophe Maillot.
Tchaikovsky’s musical score, complex, dual, or even ambivalent, as always open to different interpretations or choreographic digressions, may this time have a truly comprehensive and in-depth conclusion.
The Lake is a reinterpretation of the original work that is captivating, almost erotic, without denying its romantic origins and neoclassical score.
On stage, one witnesses emotions of great intensity that have their roots in infantile Eros, as if seeking a psychological historiography of the protagonists.
The interpretation is splendidly performed by the entire ballet team, all the while demonstrating sublime technique.
The Charleston-style costumes and feathers catch the eye and prove provocative; the theatrical choreographies aim to express the extreme emotions of the piece: loss, frustration, the euphoria of rediscovered love, the darkness of the impossible.
The finale proves to be magnificent; the lovers transfigured, now merged together, disappear as if engulfed by the gray cloak of forgetfulness…
The Lake thus distinguishes itself from other interpretations of Swan Lake through its extreme elegance, veracity, and emotional conformity to the work, perhaps revealing the truest and most intimate intentions of its authors.
