My First Ballet: Swan Lake

English National Ballet and English National Ballet School present My First Ballet: Swan Lake, the reimagined iconic Tchaikovsky ballet made accessible and enjoyable for audiences as young as three years old. Adapted to one hour in length and with a narrator to help young audiences follow the story, My First Ballet: Swan Lake is the perfect way to introduce children to the magic of classical ballet.

My First Ballet: Swan Lake will open at Peacock Theatre in London on 2 April before embarking on a six-week nationwide tour to Poole, Woking, Manchester, Bristol, Wimbledon and Leicester.

The evil magician Rothbart has turned the beautiful princess Odette into a swan: only at night can she return to her human form. Will Prince Siegfried be able to save her, or will he fall for Rothbart’s sorcery? From an opulent party in the royal palace to the magical lake of the title, the world’s favourite ballet comes to life on stage.

Choreographed by George Williamson, English National Ballet’s Associate Artist, and award-winning former student at English National Ballet School, My First Ballet: Swan Lake is part of the My First Ballet series which enters into its fourth year in 2015. Previous productions in the series include the hugely successful My First Ballet: Sleeping Beauty (2012), My First Ballet: Cinderella (2013) and My First Ballet: Coppelia (2014).

The My First Ballet series is performed by second year students of English National Ballet School which was founded in 1988 by English National Ballet to provide talented young dancers with the highest quality of training.