The Bolshoi Ballet is bringing to life one of the most famed dances of all time, Swan Lake.The Bolshoi Ballet is bringing to life one of the most famed dances of all time, Swan Lake.

The famed ballet Swan Lake returns to the cinema today in Valletta as part of the Spazju Kreattiv programme.

At moonlight on the banks of the mysterious lake, Prince Siegfried meets the bewitched swan-woman, Odette. Completely spellbound by her beauty, he swears his faithfulness to her. However, little does he know how different events will turn out to be.

Born at the Bolshoi back in 1877, this ballet sees prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova take on the dual role of the white swan, Odette, and her dark rival, Odile. One breathtaking scene after the other is endowed with grand beauty through the technical mastery, power and emotional force of first-class dancers.

The part of the Prince is danced by Denis Rodkin with Artemy Belyakov as the Evil Genius and Igor Tsvirko as the Fool. Music is by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky while ballet-master Yuri Grigorovich designed the choreography. Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, which was nominated for five Academy Awards in 2011, is a modern retelling of this tale.

■ Swan Lake screens at St James Cavalier in Valletta today at 7.30pm. Spazju Kreattiv is offering block tickets for the Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema performances. For more information, visit http://kreattivita.org .

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