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What: 📅 Swan Lake A New Ending

Swan Lake A New Ending

When:

Where: 🕳 Kippies, Market Theatre

How much:

🎟️ R100.00Webtickets

a queer reimagining of swan lake where four male dancers embody the seasons. through movement, light, and tutus, the piece celebrates queer resilience, beauty, and transformation. rejecting the original tragedy, the swans rise in hope—living as symbols of freedom and self-affirmation. a bold retelling of a classic ballet centered on queer stories and becoming.
Ages 14+ | Oct 24–26, 2025

This bold reimagining of Swan Lake features five male dancers embodying the seasons—winter, spring, summer, and autumn. Through a queer lens, the piece centers Black queer bodies in tutus, celebrating transformation, vulnerability, and resilience. Rejecting tragedy, this version ends in joy: the swans live, rising as symbols of freedom. A powerful reclaiming of a ballet classic, it shifts the narrative from sorrow to hope, queerness, and becoming.