Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake Glides to D.C., April 25-30

Tickets are on sale starting Sunday, March 12th for the Washington, D.C. premiere engagement of Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, the Tony- and Olivier Award-winning dance piece. Swan Lake, presented in D.C. by Baci Worldwide, will play the Warner Theatre (13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue) for a special one week engagement, April 25th through April 30th. Opening night will be Tuesday, April 25th.

"Boldlly shattering the traditional concepts of swans in tutus, director/choreographer Bourne blends ballet, humor, spectacle and comedy to create a provactive, powerful and contemporary Swan Lake for our times," according to press notes.

The national tour marks the 10th anniversary of Swan Lake, Bourne's acclaimed, unconventional take on the ballet that casts men in female roles. The show ran on Broadway from October 8th, 1998 through January 23rd, 1999 after a hit London run that began in 1995; Bourne picked up two Tony Awards for his direction and choreography. The tour of Swan Lake, which features the music of Tchaikovsky, will feature original Broadway cast members Alan Vincent, Vicky Evans, Neil Penlington and Nina Goldman.

Will Aitchison, Ashley Bain, Rain De Rye Barrett, Emma Bown, Cody Choi, Saranne Curtin, Leigh Daniels, Laurianne Delteil, Ben Dixon, Pia Driver, Aaron Francis, Peter Furness, Glenn Graham, Stuary Goodwin, Rebecca Jackson, Hendrick January, Simon Karaiskos, Daisy-May Kemp, Helen Moore, Alan Mosley, Mbulelo Ndabeni, Dominic North, Oxana Panchenko, Gavin Persand, Sam Plant, Edwin Ray, Victoria Sahakian-Rogers, Paul Rooney, Paul Smethurst, Toby Smith, Damien Stirk, Irad Timberlake, Jose Tirado, Agnes Vandrepote, Simon Wakefield and Chloe Wilkinson comprise the ensemble.

The balletfeatures sets and costumes by Lez Brotherson and lighting by Rick Fisher; Back Row Productions and NETworks Presentations in association with New Adventures presents. Other tour dates (which are subject to change) follow:

March 8th-19th: Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
March 21st-April 16th: Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA
April 20th-23rd: Colonial Theatre, Boston, MA
May 2nd-7th: Elgin Theatre, Toronto, ONT
May 9th-11th: Merriam Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
May 12th-14th: Lyric Theatre, Baltimore, MD

One of the most successful choreographers working today, Bourne takes his inspiration from films (The Car Man, based upon The Postman Always Rings Twice, Play Without Words, based on Joseph Losey's The Servant), as well as from classics (Nutcracker!, Highland Fling). As for his musical theatre credits, Bourne choreographed Trevor Nunn's revivals of My Fair Lady and South Pacific, as well as co-directing Mary Poppins with Richard Eyre. His most recent dance piece Edward Scissorhands (based on the hit Tim Burton film) is currently playing at London's Sadler Wells and will embark on a UK national tour on February 14th.

 Tickets are available at the Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets range from $44.00 to $76.50. Tickets may also be charged by phone at 202-397-SEAT, 410-547-SEAT or 703-573-SEAT. For groups consisting of 20 patrons or more, call 800-699-STAGE. Visit the official Matthew Bourne Swan Lake website at www.swanlaketour.com for more information.

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