On Stage
We’re marking our 20th anniversary in bold style, with Sir Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures taking over the Waterfront Stage, in partnership with DanceEast, for an unmissable programme of world-class dance by the lake.
Matthew Bourne’s audacious reinvention of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece caused a sensation when it premiered almost 30 years ago and has since become the most successful dance theatre production of all time.
Thrilling, bold, witty and emotive, Matthew Bourne’s genre-defining Swan Lake is still best known for replacing the female corps-de-ballet with a menacing male ensemble, which shattered convention, turning tradition on its head.
First staged at Sadler’s Wells in London in 1995, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake took the dance theatre world by storm, becoming the longest-running full-length dance classic in the West End and Broadway.
Experience an excerpt from this monumental production featuring two stars of Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures. Matthew Bourne can also be heard in conversation with Anthony Missen at the Listening Post on Sunday.
Presented by DanceEast, a charity sharing the joy of dance, through activities, projects and performances across the East of England and beyond.