How is Welchs version of Swan Lake different?
MH: You are not just a swan. Odette starts out as a maiden, so I have all these sweeping romantic pas de deux with lots of gutsy acting and storytelling. Then, I have to dance all the swan stuff on top of all that. There are also two transformations, from white swan to black swan, and from human to swan. 29-95: White swan or black swan? MH: I was afraid you would ask that. In my ballerina soul I love white swan. There’s something so tender about her and I love the rescued damsel in distress aspect to her character. Still, I have a blast doing black swan; the part is so full of bravura. 29-95: Let’s talk about those dreaded and delicious 32 fouetts that black swan needs to crank out flawlessly. Do you count? I do. MH: I bet you do. It’s in the music and I have grown up around the Tchaikovsky score, so I know it very well. I can’t stop turning until the final note of the music. 29-95: Welch created the part of Marie Antoinette in his recent world premiere ballet Marie especially for you.
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