“Swan Lake” premiered in 1877 with a libretto of uncertain authorship, a score by neophyte ballet composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and choreography, now lost, by the now forgotten Julius Reisinger.

“Swan Lake,” which goes toe-shoe-to-toe shoe with “The Nutcracker” for the honor of being the world’s most frequently performed ballet, is touching down on Jan. 15 for one performance at the Weinberg ...

Boston Ballet will present Mikko Nissinen’s Swan Lake, an epic story that brings the best of classical ballet to the stage. Swan Lake runs February 27–March 16 at the Citizens Opera House. “Swan Lake ...

“Swan Lake” is such a pretty name for a ballet. It sounds like the perfect place to cavort with friends and find the love of your life, graceful white birds gliding by and the moon working its magic.

Russian ballet has profoundly influenced the global arts, with seven iconic productions setting enduring standards for technique and storytelling. Swan Lake (1877) established the global benchmark for ...