Sentence examples for performance of this ballet from inspiring English sources
When watching a live performance of Swan Lake, an observer might already be familiar with Tchaikovsky's famous score, attended a previous performance of this ballet, or even performed some parts of the choreography during a childhood ballet class.
A performance of this ballet needs to convey a sense of eternal serenity without ever turning merely placid.
But the New York City Ballet presented a shining performance of this problematic ballet on Thursday night at the New York State Theater, with finely meshed dancers alert to every nuance.
Mr. Cornejo's own dancing was the most thrilling event of Ballet Theater's season to date, and yet he — along with a moment during the pas de deux when the orchestra fell apart before Charles Barker, conducting, pulled matters quickly together — was the main reason why this performance of this astounding ballet was less than irresistible.
Tomorrow's matinee performance of the ballet also features role debuts by Ashley Bouder and Joaquin De Luz.
The company's performance of the ballet, Elsinore will be shown in its entirety in the TV programme.
New casts in this ballet are a rarity; only Fonteyn and Nureyev danced it in the decade following the premiere, and after their final performance of the ballet in 1973, "Marguerite and Armand" was not seen until 2000.
As the technical demands of performance became greater and the amateurs gave way to the professionals, performance of the ballet moved from the dance floor onto the stage.
Legend has it that Antony Tudor surreptitiously sprayed the set of his "Jardin aux Lilas" with lilac scent just before the first American performance of the ballet in 1940.
Sébastien Marcovici provided the right velvety solemnity and decent partnering in his performance of the ballet's divertissement pas de deux.
About 3,000 people were evacuated from the Opera Bastille in Paris last week after a fire broke out during a performance of the ballet "Sleeping Beauty, The Associated Presss reported.
