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Win a family ticket to ‘Chinese Acrobatic Swan Lake’ at the Lowry!

July 9, 2008

This competition is now closed. The answer is C and the winner is Sophie Halliday. Enjoy the show!

Swan Lake gets a radical makeover from a unique Chinese company, thrilling audiences worldwide. The show arrives at the Lowry from Wed 30th July until Sat, 2nd August and we have a family ticket up for grabs!

To view a clip of this highly original piece of theatre, please click here.

THE SHOW:
Chinese Acrobatic Swan Lake combines classical ballet and traditional acrobatics, and the result is that The Guandong Acrobatic Company have turned ballet on its head and created a spectacular new interpretation of the greatest classical ballet of all time. In this fresh and original adaptation of Swan Lake, a European prince falls in love with a Chinese swan, and performers use acrobatics and their very considerable talents as classical dancers to tell the story.

Pole balancing, jumping through fire hoops, rope walking, ball walking and jujitsu are all seamlessly woven into the story, and there is constant blurring of performance styles, including not only ballet and acrobatics but also elements of Peking Opera.

Acrobatic Swan Lake includes Black Swans dancing on high wires and scenes in which the White Swan dances en pointe on top of the Prince’s head and shoulders and another in which the famous dance of four little swans is transformed into a performance of four little frogs, played by men who do the entire dance on their arms.

This breathtakingly magical production must be seen to be believed!

HOW TO BOOK:
Chinese Acrobatic Swan Lake
The Lowry
Wed 30th July until Saturday 2nd August, 2008
Tickets £27- £43
Call: 0870 787 5790
www.thelowry.com

THE PRIZE:
We have one family ticket (admits four people) valid on Wednesday, 30th July at 7.30pm @ The Lowry, Salford.

HOW TO WIN:
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake won praise for it’s twist on the classic tale. Did it feature:

a) An all female Cast

b) Both

C) An all male cast

Please email your full name and answer (a, b or c) with the heading ‘Chinese Swan Lake comp’ to glenn@whatsonstage.com by the closing date of Thursday 24th July, 2008.

Winners will be notified by email on Friday, 25th July, 2008.

Terms and Conditions:
Tickets cannot be exchanged for any other dates. Only one entry per household please (this includes email addresses) and please note that multiple entries will be deemed void. Also, please ensure that you are free to attend on Wednesday, 30th July, 2008, before entering. Unfortunately, we cannot offer any alternative dates, should your plans change. Please also note that travel is not provided and WOS Manchester cannot be held responsible if our email is filtered as junk by your server, therefore please check the site for winners names also.

Thanks and Good Luck!

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