Ashley Bouder as Odile and Andrew Veyette as Prince Siegfried in Peter Martins' Swan Lake at New York City Ballet (photo: Paul Kolnik) There is no lake in this 20th century Swan Lake. Which may be a warning from Danish set designer and geologist Per Kirkeby about the crisis of global warming. His chilling, abstract backdrops for the classic story ballet's "white" scenes call to mind the desolate frontiers of Russia's northernmost climes, known as Franz Josef Land. Summer home to millions of migr...
Ashley Bouder as Odile and Andrew Veyette as Prince Siegfried in Peter Martins' Swan Lake at New York City Ballet (photo: Paul Kolnik) There is no lake in this 20th century Swan Lake. Which may be a warning from Danish set designer and geologist Per Kirkeby about the crisis of global warming. His chilling, abstract backdrops for the classic story ballet's "white" scenes call to mind the desolate frontiers of Russia's northernmost climes, known as Franz Josef Land. Summer home to millions of migr...
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