Cape Ballet arrives in Australia this April 2027 with the world’s most loved ballet, SWAN LAKE. The company will perform strictly limited one-week seasons in Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne.
A defining icon of classical ballet, SWAN LAKE has captivated audiences for generations with its timeless story brought to life through Tchaikovsky’s unforgettable music and some of the most breathtaking choreography ever created for the stage. Cape Ballet’s acclaimed company of 60 perform this spectacular production, featuring exquisite choreography, magnificent sets and lavish costumes. A princess bound by a sorcerer’s curse to live as a swan.
A prince whose love alone can set her free. At the heart of Princess Odette and Prince Siegfried’s fates lies a breathtaking world of romance, betrayal and eternal devotion.
CAPE BALLET’S SWAN LAKE
Few works in the classical repertoire make greater demands on a ballet company than SWAN LAKE.
At its centre is the extraordinary dual role of Odette and Odile – the White Swan and the Black Swan – requiring a single ballerina to move from vulnerability and innocence to seduction and command. Surrounding her is the great corps of swans, whose unity, musicality and precision have made SWAN LAKE an icon of classical ballet. And, beneath it all is Tchaikovsky’s incomparable score.
To stage SWAN LAKE is to enter a tradition that stretches across more than a century of ballet history. Cape Ballet’s production honours that tradition while bringing together an international team of artists with deep experience of the classical repertoire. The staging follows the classical lineage of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov under the direction of Elena Glurjidze – trained at the Vaganova Academy in St Petersburg, former Lead Principal of English National Ballet, and a celebrated Odette and Odile in her own right.
Glurjidze is joined by Diane van Schoor, former Ballet Principal of The Royal Ballet School at White Lodge in London, and by Cape Ballet’s own Lindy Raizenberg. Magnificent sets come from Michael Mitchell, whose designs have been seen at London’s Royal Festival Hall, the Dubai Opera House and the Hong Kong Festival. The sumptuous costumes by award-winning designer Marcel Meyer and lighting by the acclaimed Oliver Hauser.
CAPE BALLET – SWAN LAKE
Crown Theatre, Perth – 9-11 April 2027
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide – 15-18 April 2027
The Princess Theatre, Melbourne – 21-25 April 2027
TICKETS ON SALE
Perth – Thursday 1 October 2026
Adelaide – Tuesday 29 September 2026
Melbourne – Wednesday 30 September 2026
swanlake.com.au
