Swan Lake Essay

As part of this project we will need to write a 1500 essay comparing two out of the three versions of Swan Lake we've seen. These comprise of Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, The Royal Ballet's Swan Lake ( Act II) and Les Ballets Trochadero's Swan Lake (Act II). I think that I would like to base this essay on the use of body language to portray the relationship between the Prince and the White Swan and focus specifically on Matthew Bourne and the Royal Ballet. Another alternative I considered was the use of humour within Ballet; however I feel this would be a much bigger essay and I would struggle with the 1500 word limit. I will make reference to Les Trocks version but there will not be much analysis of their work within this essay. I really want to look at mime, facial expressions, use of arms and character movements; to consider how all these elements build to create an overall action which is capable of evoking emotion and telling stories.