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Amber Scott danced the role of Odette/Odile in the world premiere of Stephen Baynes’ Swan Lake. She says of the role, “It’s like trying on a classic vintage dress. It’s going to look different on everyone, but the reason it’s lasted so long is because it’s such a perfect pure classic form to begin with … true beauty is timeless.”
In her guise as Odile, the magician’s daughter who poses as Odette to trap and betray Prince Siegfried, the ballerina must completely change the quality of her movement, from fluttery fragility to brittle, glittering allure.
Hugh Colman’s elegantly simple tiaras for the swans each feature a single tear-drop pearl, symbolising the tears of Odette’s parents, which formed the lake.
