Behind the Scenes: Swan Lake - Scottish Ballet

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Rehearsal Photography

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Principal Roseanna Leney and Principal Evan Loudon in rehearsal for Scottish Ballet's production of Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.jpg

Principal Jessica Fyfe in rehearsal for Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

First Artist Rishan Benjiman rehearsing Scottish Ballet's Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

Principal Roseanna Leney in rehearsal for Scottish Ballet's production of Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.jpg

L to R Principal Evan Loudon and Principal Roseanna Leney in rehearsal for Scottish Ballet's Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

L to R Principal Roseanna Leney and Principal Evan Loudon in rehearsal for Scottish Ballet's production of Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

Principal Roseanna Leney and Principal Evan Loudon in rehearsal for Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

CEO and Artistic Director Christopher Hampson leading rehearsals of Scottish Ballet's production of Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

CEO and Artistic Director Christopher Hampson leading rehearsals of Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

Soloist Grace Horler in rehearsal for Scottish Ballet's Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

Artist Hannah Cubbit in rehearsal for Scottish Ballet'd production of Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

L to R Artist Hannah Cubitt and First Artist Amy McEntee in rehearsal for Scottish Ballet's production of Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

L to R First Artist Rishan Benjamin and First Artist Anna Williams in rehearsal for Scottish Ballet's production of Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

Soloist Yuri Marques in rehearsal for Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

Soloist Grace Paulley rehearsing Scottish Ballet's production of Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

Soloist Thomas Edwards in rehearsal for Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

L to R Principal Jessica Fyfe and Soloist Yuri Marques in rehearsal for Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

Soloist Yuri Marques and Swans in rehearsal for Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

Principal Roseanna Leney in rehearsal for Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

L to R Soloist Grace Paulley and First Artist Anna Williams in rehearsal for Scottish Ballet's production of Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

Swans rehearsing Scottish Ballet's production of Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

L to R First Artists Kayla-Maree Tarantolo, Amy McEntee and Harvey Littlefield in rehearsal for Swan Lake. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

Production Photography

Odette raises her arms overhead while arching her back and pointing a food forward

Four dancing swans stand with their feet crossed and their arms stretched as they arch their backs

Siegfried stands on his toes and stretches one arm up as he looks at his hand

AR1_2526 Sophie Martin as Odette and Christopher Harrison as Siegfried in David Dawsons Swan Lake Photo by Andy Ross

A dancer in a pink dress stands on pointe with one leg lifted behind her as she twists her torso

Odile stands on point, arching back as she looks to the sky, Sigfried kneels and hugs into her stomach

Odette and Sigfried lean on one another as they draw their arms out in front of their bodies

A group of dancers on stage. Bethany wears a green dress and Constance is in a blue dress. They both have their hair in a bun. — Bethany Kingsley Garner and Constance Devernay-Laurence in David Dawson's Swan Lake

Sigfried looks up holding his arms curved at his sides, palms facing upwards

AR2_2006 - Sophie Martin as Odette in David Dawsons Swan Lake for Scottish Ballet Photo by Andy Ross

Odette stands on pointe with her arms stretched overhead, Sigfried holds her at the waist

A group of female dancers make different swan-like poses. The image is blurred to depict the dancers in motion.

A group of dancing swans lean down over their shoulder with one arm stretched up

Odette and Sigfried hug as she arches her back and stands on pointe

Sophie Martin as Odile in David Dawsons Swan Lake for Scottish Ballet Photo by Andy Ross

The Swan

David Dawson’s daring, visceral choreography from Swan Lake is perfectly paired with the rich, romantic Tchaikovsky score in this short film, The Swan, directed by Eve McConnachie.

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