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Dance

Reworked classic is a clever flight of fancy

Flighty: Finola, performed by Rachel Poirier.

This version of Swan Lake is a tragic Irish tale of a sad young man dragged down by melancholy. His father has died and his mother, from her wheelchair, is trying desperately to get him married.

Symphony in C

Symphony in C (The Australian Ballet, Arts review, The Age, August 28)

The Australian Ballet's Symphony in C starts begins with one dancer in an extravagant red dress and ends with lines of dancers, resplendent in white tutus.

Stripped-down Swan fails to take wing

Melbourne Ballet Company's <i>Arche</I> is <i>Swan Lake</I> writ small.

The traditional Swan Lake is a huge production with dozens of dancers. Arche is the Melbourne Ballet Company's version of the Swan Lake story, danced by nine performers.