Swooning over `Swan'; Audiences still are flocking to see "Swan Lake" by the Bolshoi Ballet.(ENTERTAINMENT)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: December 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Rick Nelson; Staff Writer

Choreographer George Balanchine once famously quipped that all ballets should be titled "Swan Lake," such was its box-office power. The very name continues its allure: The Bolshoi's version, which rolls in Northrop Auditorium this week, is nearly sold out. (Tickets remain for the Bolshoi's "Nutcracker.") Here are six reasons why this "Swan Lake," though certainly a chestnut, still matters.

- The company. Here's another sure-fire ballet moniker: Bolshoi. This "Swan Lake" comes courtesy of Russia's fabled Bolshoi Ballet, which is to ...

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