Matthew Bourne: Swan Lake

DANCE
TUESDAY – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 – 9, 2020
7:30 PM TUESDAY – THURSDAY
8:00 PM FRIDAY & SATURDAY
2:00 PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY

New York City Center
131 West 55th Street, Midtown, Manhattan

$35-$150
https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2019-2020/matthew-bournes-swan-lake/

Wow, it's been 25 years since Matthew Bourne's canny all-boy-swan production of Swan Lake became an international sensation.  It's still a new and gratifying experience to see a version of this arch-Romantic warhorse that isn't deeply stupid (it evens stops for a few moments to make fun of stupid arch-Romantic story ballets).  I'll tell you one thing, though:  coming out seems to have gotten less traumatic since 1995.

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT:  This is a long show.  But Donburiya will still be slinging their delicious Japanese rice bowls and other great dishes long after it's over.