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The Swan Lake

The Swan Lake. Presented by Alfredo Medina and Selene Juarez. What is the plot of swan lake?.

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The Swan Lake

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  1. The Swan Lake Presented by Alfredo Medina and Selene Juarez

  2. What is the plot of swan lake? • The scenario, initially in four acts, was produced from Russian folks tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess that transforms into a swan (Large aquatic bird) by an evil sorcerer’s curse that was set on her. The prince Siegfried finds himself alone in a peaceful spot by an enthralled lake where swans gently float across its surface and realizes that a beautiful swan transforms its self into a very attracting woman. He than figures out that the woman has been cursed and the only way of breaking that curse is if the Prince, pure in his heart, pledges his love to her.

  3. Who composed the music for Swan lake? What year was it composed? • The Swan Lake’s music was composed by Peter Tchaikowsky; it was originally composed between years 1875-1876.

  4. Now, we will be presenting two well known songs from the Swan Lake performances

  5. # 1 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG7SFNCVhfQ • It started out slow and soft • Towards the middle, the sound gets even more louder as if the ballet was already showing the main character and other people • Then, it smoothest and goes slower; however, the music becomes rapid as when, I feel, the evil has shown up and the tone starts to change into hard. • Towards the end, it begins to slow down.

  6. # 2 ( Dance of the little swans) • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF4tm0VIKAY • In the beginning, as the little white swans dance, the music is speeding but soft • The little swans have certain actions for certain music parts

  7. Act one of Swan Lake • Prince Siegfried is being introduced as arriving at his 21st birthday celebration and finds royal families and townspeople enjoying the celebration while women are seeking for his attention. Since he had just turned 21 years old, his mother gave him a crossbow and told him that she will be arranging his marriage quickly. Because of what his mother told him, he was hit suddenly with the realization of marriage and responsibilities he will be taking in the future; therefore, he took the crossbow and rushed out of the celebration to the woods with his hunting friends.

  8. Act two of Swan lake • As Prince Siegfried finds himself alone by the enchanted lake, he finds a beautiful swan with a crown on it. Amazed by the beauty of it, when his friends met up with him by the lake, he asks his friends to leave so he can by himself. Now that he is left alone, the swan had decided to turn itself into a beautiful young lady named Odette knows as the “Swan Queen” who happens to be the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. Odette informs the prince that Von Rothbart, an evil sorcerer who is disguised as the prince’s mentor, turned her and the other girls into swans and the lake is made out of tears wept by their parents. Because of this tragedy, in order for the spell to be broken, prince Siegfried has to pledge his true love for her; however, as he was about to confess his true love for her, the evil sorcerer interrupts as he takes Odette from Prince Siegfried’s embrace and demands the swans to dance upon the lake so the prince will not be able to chase them. Once Odette is taken away and the swans start dancing, Prince Siegfried is left alone by the Swan Lake.

  9. Act three of swan lake • The following day, Prince Siegfried is presented by many princesses at the Royal Hall. Although he was presented by many princesses, he still cannot stop thinking about Odette. When his mother commands him to pick one of the princesses as his bride, he rejects it; however though, he does accept his mother’s request of dancing with them. As the trumpets announce the arrival of Von Rothbart, he is shown to appear with his daughter Odile, who he has cast a spell on to appear as Odette. Amazed by her beauty, he dances with Odette’s evil twin while the real Odette watches from the window. Because he had developed strong feelings for Odette, he had confessed his true love for her. Since he confessed his true love for Odile pretending to be Odette, Prince Siegfried finds the real Odette flees into the night and realizes his mistake. Since he had discovered the real appearance of Odette, Von Rothbart reveals to the prince of his daughter’s actual appearance. After the discovery, Prince Siegfried runs out the Royal Hall to chase after Odette.

  10. Act four of swan lake • When Odette returns to the lake and joins the girls in sadness, Prince Siegfried finds them consoling each other. Prince Siegfried asks Odette for forgiveness for the mistake he has done by asking Odile to marry him. Few minutes later, Von Rothbart and his daughter Odile appear in their evil, un-human somewhat birds. Von Rothbart demands the prince that he must stick with his word of marrying his daughter; however, Prince Siegfried tells Rothbart that he prefers to die with Odette than marrying his daughter. Soon, he takes Odette’s hand, and they both jump into the lake. Because of the Prince’s desire for Odette, the spell has broken, and the swans turned back into humans. Once they has turned into humans, they had drove Von Rothbart and his daughter Odileinto the lake in which they drowned, as well. The girls watched Prince Siegfried and Odette’s spirits rose and ascend into the heavens of Swan Lake.

  11. So how are the white swan and black swan different?

  12. Black Swan (Odile) • Played as a black swan, Odile is known to be very evil and cruel along with her father, Von Rothbart. Because of her dark side, she dances harsh and rapidly. Black swans symbolizes as mysterious and wishes to be set free by expressing themselves with creativity. The costume of the black swan has to make her seem like a threatening character.

  13. White swan (Odette) • Played as a white swan, Odette is known to be bright and beautiful. In her dancing, she dances soft and lyrical as she moves to the rhythm. White swans symbolizes as clear and purifying themselves. The costume of the white swan has to make her seem like a soft, innocent character.

  14. What other works of art have been inspired by swan lake? • The Swan lake has inspired many other dances in the world. One of them being the Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake. It was a dance choreographed by Matthew Bourne in which was first staged at Sadler’s Wells theatre in London in 1995. Also, another performance that has been inspired by the Swan Lake is The Nutcracker. The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lvanov. Although the original production was not a success, the twenty-minute suite that Tchaikovsky extracted from the ballet was.

  15. Resources http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/balletsynopses/a/swanlakestory.htm http://clatl.com/atlanta/state-ballet-theatre-of-russia-swan-lake-atlanta-black-swan/Content?oid=2626979 http://www.whats-your-sign.com/swan-meaning-and-symbolism.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG7SFNCVhfQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF4tm0VIKAY

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