Swan Lake on Ice.

Australian set designer Eamon D’Arcy captured the feel of Russia, from the lake scenes, to the interior of the Royal Palace, in his superb designs for Swan Lake on Ice.
Swan Lake on Ice had elements of the classic ballet, except this time two dancers played Odette and Odille, there was a different ending, and, it was done on ice.
The movements, while based on normal competition skating moves, fitted the story line of Swan Lake, gave a feeling of continuity and added to the spectacular.
Odette was performed by Olga Sharutenko and Odille by Olena Pyatash. Both girls handled their roles with grace and top professionalism, really capturing the characters and setting a high standard of skating.
Andrey Penkin gave a moving and well-acted performance of the role of Prince Siegfried, on top of his obvious skating talent. Vadim Yarkov really caught the essence of the evil Baron Von Rothbert, in a great portrayal.
Rusian Novoseltsev added a light touch as Benno, the Prince’s loyal companion, in a great skating performance.
This graceful and stunning interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake drew a standing ovation.
The cast responded with a stunning demonstration of skating skills, gymnastics and pure enjoyment of their art.
Peter Kemp