At the Opera House Manchester on April 28 and 29, English National Ballet and English National Ballet School present a new version of the classic Swan Lake as part of its My First Ballet series.
Created especially for children as young as three and adapted to an hour in length with a narrator to help young audiences follow the story, My First Ballet: Swan Lake follows the familiar story, but told from a different point of view.
It is performed by students of English National Ballet School, providing them with valuable rehearsal and performance experience within a professional touring company.
To coincide, English National Ballet will host on-stage creative dance workshops, aimed to provide a gateway into the world of ballet. Children and their parents/ guardians will have the opportunity to learn extracts from the production with English National Ballet dance artists and get up close to costumes and scenery.