'Swan Lake'- Matthew Bourne
Matthew Bourne is one of the most world famous choreographers, known for his unique and contemporary remakes of traditional ballets. He is the Artistic Director for ‘New Adventures’, who are currently on tour in the UK performing ‘Swan Lake’. Realistically, this choreographer and company need no introduction. On the 16 th February, the company performed their last show at The Birmingham Hippodrome. This production follows a similar narrative to the traditional story line, whereby a prince falls in love with a swan, however Bourne famously swaps gender roles, and instead creates a chorus of male swans. The production has been raved about in numerous existing reviews and written about for several school essays, so the world is already aware of its astonishing choreography, beautiful dancers, and comedic moments, but what most struck me was the significance of the gender roles chosen. It was such a refreshing change to see ballet that wasn’t afraid to come into the twenty first c...