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WATCH: Oregon Art Beat episode chronicling the creation of Christopher Stowell's Swan Lake in 2006, featuring Principal Dancers Yuka Iino and Alison Roper.

YOU'RE INVITED TO OUR CLASSICAL COCKTAIL HOUR SERIES

Casual Cocktail Conversations for Serious Music Lovers
Featuring All Classical host Edmund Stone!

Swan Lake Classical Cocktail Hour will be held in the Keller Auditorium lobby at 12:30pm preceding the 2pm matinee performance on Saturday, February 23, 2013.

Enjoy signature cocktails themed to the night’s composer and dive into the stories behind the music that inspired this season’s ballets at our new Classical Cocktail Hour series.

1/31/13:Yuka Iino Will Conclude Her 9-Year Dancing Career With the Final Performance of Swan Lake

The long awaited return of Swan Lake will be especially poignant as the run will include the retirement performances of OBT Principal Dancer Yuka Iino. She has received particular acclaim for her dramatic interpretation and the high technical standard of her Odette/Odile in Swan Lake. Find out more

1/31/13: Swan Lake’s flock has to fly in perfect unison. Who makes it happen?

Audiences and critics often praise OBT’s unison dancing in big ensemble moments. The high quality of OBT’s corps de ballet work is one of Lisa Kipp’s accomplishments as ballet master for the company since the 2004-05 season. Because so many of Swan Lake’s most beloved scenes depend upon a stellar group of swans, it’s a good time to learn more about Lisa and her work as a ballet master

1/24/13: Odette or Odile: Which Swan Would You Be?

Dancing Odette/Odile in Swan Lake is a rite of passage for many ballerinas. The two roles are most often portrayed by the same dancer, but occasionally they are danced by two different ballerinas. If you could only dance one role... which swan would you be? Tell us

1/23/13: The Magic of Swan Lake

Principal Dancer Xuan Cheng is learning the roles of Odette (the White Swan Queen) and Odile (the Black Swan).  In her excitement about the opportunity to prepare these roles, she came across this fascinating 30-minute BBC documentary called “The Magic of Swan Lake.” This feature explores the ballet’s history and mystique. It’s narrated by Darcey Bussell, among the most acclaimed Swan Queens of her generation. Find out why many ballerinas consider dancing Swan Lake to be a rite of passage

1/17/13: Is Swan Lake On Your Bucket List? Here’s Why it Should Be.

For over a century, countless people across all cultures have included seeing Swan Lake on their list of must-have experiences. You could say that this celebrated ballet holds a secure place on humanities’ cultural “bucket list.” Click to find out why Swan Lake touches dancers and audience members alike so deeply.

YUKA IINO

XUAN CHENG

YANG ZOU

BRIAN SIMCOE

HAIYAN WU

ALISON ROPER

YUKA IINO

CHAUNCEY PARSONS

BRETT BAUER

YANG ZOU