Swan Lake is a two-act ballet made by New York City Ballet (NYCB) ballet master in chief Peter Martins, Martins' wife, NYCB principal dancer Darci Kistler, chose to include the final act of what, in her farewell performance?
Swan Lake (Martins) Swan Lake is a two-act ballet made by New York City Ballet (NYCB) ballet master in chief Peter Martins (after Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, and George Balanchine) to Tschaikovsky's eponymous music (1875–56). The premiere took place 27 October 1996, with the Royal Danish Ballet at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen; the NYCB premiere was 29 April 1999 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center. Peter Martins' wife, NYCB principal dancer Darci Kistler, chose to include the final act of "Swan Lake" in her farewell performance, Sunday, 27 June.
Pas de deux In ballet, a pas de deux ] (French, literally "step of two") is a dance duet in which two dancers, typically a male and a female, perform ballet steps together. The pas de deux is characteristic of classical ballet and can be found in many well-known ballets, including "Sleeping Beauty", "Swan Lake", and "Giselle". It is most often performed by a male and a female (a "danseur" and a "ballerina") though there are exceptions, such as in the film "White Nights", in which a pas de deux is performed by Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines.