Swan Lake Madness at PNB

The marketing department at Pacific Northwest Ballet has been going absolutely nuts, posting tons of photos of the company during their latest run of Swan Lake. And of course, we love it. Keep ’em coming, folks.

With beloved ballerina Carla Körbes retiring at the end of the season, this is the last Swan Lake she’ll ever dance with the company. And I don’t think I’m wrong when I say that everyone wants her perfection to last forever. I mean, just LOOK at this poster!

Carla Körbes as Odette in Kent Stowell’s production of Swan Lake

So, it’s no surprise that this run of Swan Lake is extra special. But while Körbes might be the epitome of white swan elegance, there are other members of the company ready to help make the ballet shine. I love Swan Lake because the corps, soloists and principals all have important, memorable roles.

The corps de ballet forms the backbone of every classical ballet (and many neo-classical ones too), and the flock of white swans is one of the reasons that Swan Lake is everyone’s favorite.

PNB dancers in rehearsal (photo by Lindsay Thomas)

 

PNB’s Swan Lake tutus were designed by Paul Tazewell. (Photo by Angela Sterling)

And as much as we love the corps, we also live for those iconic Odette/Odile moments. PNB principal Lesley Rausch has that dichotomy dialed.

The Icon (Lesley Rausch, photo by Angela Sterling)

 

The Temptress (Lesley Rausch and Batkhurel Bold, photo by Angela Sterling)

 

The heartbreak (Lesley Rausch & Batkhurel Bold, photo by Angela Sterling)

And there you have it. #swanlake4life