Explaining my gushing fangirl moment

[charlie_cochrane]

I happened across Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake on Sky Arts, and was smitten. I'd not watched it before because ballet bores me rigid, but I've recorded it to consume at leisure. I do like male dance - Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire are two of my on screen heroes - so the pas de deux with a male swan and the prince (the point I've reached) is just my cup of tea. I love the physicality and sheer masculinity of Richard Winsor's swan; the whole story so far is wonderfully rich, not just about discovering one's sexuality, but picturing a man's descent into madness because of pressures of life and lack of emotional support. Is the swan real or just a figment of his imagination?

Anyway, if you like male dance, here's another little beauty, from Bourne's Dorian Gray.

Comments

[kcwarwick.livejournal.com]

I love the Bourne Swan Lake and was lucky enough to see it on stage once. It is deep in all sorts of ways as you'll find when you get to the end. I can't make my mind up about the swan either! Another good ballet for non-ballet lovers is David Bintley's 'Edward 11', if you ever get a chance to see this.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Ooh. Thanks for the heads up on that!