RHUMBELOW CLASSICS CINEMA
ON THE BIG SCREEN
Cunningham Rd, Umbilo

THE ROYAL BALLET -   SWAN LAKE             

SUNDAY 30 MARCH 2025 Screening starts 14.00 – DBN
(Venue opens 60 minutes before show for snacks/drinks)
Running time: 2 hours and 45 minutes, including two intervals.

Filmed Live on 24 APRIL 2024.

Welcome to the Royal Opera House Season 2024/2025, these presentations are LIVE STREAMED EVENTS, with intervals, starring some of the world’s top performers. They are also recorded for venues such as The Rhumbelow Theatre and we are proud to bring you this series of Cinema experiences, as we endeavour to provide entertainment to appeal to everyone.

The Royal Ballet’s spellbinding production of the timeless classic Swan Lake returns to cinemas worldwide this year.

Swan Lake tells the heart-wrenching love story of Prince Siegfried and Odette, a beautiful woman bound by a spell which keeps her captive as a swan during the day. The production remains to this day one of the best-loved works in the classical ballet canon, demanding delicacy, grace and strong, virtuosic technique from the dancers that take on its central roles.

This reimagining of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov’s towering masterpiece by Liam Scarlett is testament to the late choreographer’s abiding love of classicism and innate musicality. With a sublime, haunting score by Tchaikovsky and glittering designs by John Macfarlane, this enchanting production captures Prince Siegfried and Odette’s relationship as it unravels over two acts under the malignant influence of Von Rothbart.

This performance was filmed live on 24 April 2024 and features Royal Ballet Principals Yasmine Naghdi as Odette/Odile and Matthew Ball as Prince Siegfried.

Don’t miss the chance to experience this unforgettable production on the big screen.

The Royal Ballet SWAN LAKE

Conductor Martin Georgiev

Music Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky

Choreography Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov

Additional choreography Liam Scarlett and Frederick Ashton

Production Liam Scarlett

Designer John Macfarlane

Lighting Designer David Finn

Odette/Odile Yasmine Naghdi

Prince Siegfried Matthew Ball

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Generous philanthropic support from Royal Opera House Principals Julia and Hans Rausing, Aud Jebsen, Yleana Arce Foundation, John and Susan Burns OBE, Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman OBE, Kenneth and Susan Green, Alan and Caroline Howard, Huo Family Foundation, Doug and Ceri King, Celia Blakey, Stephen and Dina Lucas, Lindsay and Sarah Tomlinson and The Friends of Covent Garden

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About The Royal Ballet

Under the directorship of Kevin O’Hare, The Royal Ballet unites tradition and innovation in world-class performances and is a driving force in the development of ballet as an art form. Based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, it brings together today’s most dynamic and versatile dancers with a world-class orchestra and leading choreographers, composers, conductors, directors and creative teams to share awe-inspiring theatrical experiences with diverse audiences worldwide. The Company’s extensive repertory embraces 19th-century classics, the singular legacy of works by Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton and Principal Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, a compelling new canon of work by choreographers today including Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor and Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon, and the bold and complementary programming in the Linbury Theatre. Guest choreographers Kyle Abraham, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Cathy Marston, Arthur Pita, Crystal Pite, Hofesh Shechter, Pam Tanowitz, Mthuthuzeli November, Jessica Lang, Gemma Bond and Twyla Tharp have also created work for the Company.

About the Royal Ballet and Opera

The Royal Ballet and Opera is the home of world-class opera and ballet. We are a cultural powerhouse, bringing together two world-class performing companies in one of the UK’s leading arts institutions, supported by a cast of more than 3,000 employees including technical staff, creatives, and freelancers. Based primarily at the Royal Opera House in the heart of London’s Covent Garden, with production and logistics sites in Thurrock and Aberdare, our work is enjoyed by audiences in our two theatres and globally through our streaming platform, cinema Season and company tours. Our work in schools and communities up and down the country is driven by our curriculum linked programmes, specially designed to inspire creativity, widen access to the arts and diversify the future of opera and ballet. These sit alongside industry-leading talent development projects, regional partnerships, our Young RBO scheme, and a raft of daytime events, family activities, tours, exhibitions, and concerts in our Covent Garden home. We are committed to reducing our impact on the environment and aim to achieve net zero emissions by 2035.

About RBO Cinema

Since 2008, our cinema programme has brought over 120 opera and ballet broadcasts to audiences across the globe. It now reaches more than 1,500 cinemas from the UK to New Zealand, bringing the best of our resident companies to the big screen. Each broadcast offers audiences the best seat in the house, and includes exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and insights into the rehearsal process. The programme forms an integral part of our plan to secure our future, expand audiences and continue to help facilitate the vital recovery of cinema domestically and internationally.

R 175-00 a ticket

Food available at the venue.

Limited secure parking available    

Booking is essential. 

Bar Available (no alcohol may be brought on to the premises)

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