The Ballet of Monte-Carlo will perform from March 2 to March 5 at the famous Carlo Felice Theater in Genoa. The troupe will reinterpret Swan Lake, reimagined by choreographer and director of the Ballet, Jean-Christophe Maillot, in collaboration with author Jean Rouaud, who won the Prix Goncourt in 1990.
It is a struggle between good and evil. The authors have transformed the love story between Prince Sigfried and Princess Odette, who is the victim of a spell that forces her to live as a swan by day and a human only at night. This struggle involves ambitious, maternal, and domineering illustrations. Mothers are actually the true heroines of this Swan Lake. The performance, which balances between classical ballet and modern dance, brings to life a dramatic, sensual show, filled from start to finish with tension worthy of a thriller.
The scenography is designed by Ernest Pignon-Ernest. The Nice-based artist has successfully combined a very rough set with the lighting design offered by Samuel Thery.
For the music, Jean-Christophe Maillot naturally turned to the work of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the 19th-century Russian composer who authored the original Ballet of Swan Lake.
As for the composition and costumes, Bertrand Maillot and Philippe Guillotel are respectively responsible. They perfectly match the atmosphere desired by Jean Rouaud’s dramaturgy.
The Ballet of Monte-Carlo first produced this show on December 27, 2011, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, receiving great acclaim from both critics and audiences. The prestigious tradition of the Principality’s Ballet is perfectly upheld, a tradition initiated by Diaghilev at the beginning of the 20th century when he chose Monaco as the home of his legendary Ballets Russes.
These performances at the Carlo Felice Theater will be the first of a three-city tour including Genoa, Istanbul in May, and Mexico in July/August.
