The famous ballet receives a dark and modern interpretation, where the fairy-tale motif turns into a conversation about freedom, violence, and the right to one's own life. On screen is a production from the Dresden Opera with sharp plasticity, unsettling irony, and images that compel a new look at the familiar plot and its hidden pain. The familiar story of the enchanted swans in this stage version loses its usual fairy-tale transparency and becomes a tense drama about power, dependency, and the attempt to break free from a cage. Swedish choreographer Johan Inger boldly works with the canonical plot: magic remains an important part of the action, but is perceived no longer as a beautiful decorative device, but as a metaphor for inner freedom. The ability to become a swan here is linked to the right to manage oneself, choose one's own path, and not to agree to a life that someone else has planned for you. Find other events in Yekaterinburg on KudaGo.