You can not see Swan Lake too many times

Last night we went to the Tchaikovsky Perm Ballet production of "Swan Lake" at Zellerbach Hall. This ballet company comes from Perm, Russia and, as you might expect, specializes in Tchaikovsky. Their orchestra came with them.

It was a delightful evening. The corps de ballet had the traditional Russian discipline and Natalia Moiseeva was an outstanding Odette/Odile. Comparing this to the Bolshoi Ballet production that came to Zellerbach about two years ago, I would say that the choreography of the Bolshoi was more difficult and hence more exciting but this was a more emotional and romantic interpretation.

I could easily see this ballet once a year for the rest of my life without tiring of it.