Guardian Music — Birmingham HippodromeThe Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe of China was established in 1951, and since then has performed all over the world. The UK first saw the company's extraordinary version of Swan Lake three years ago, by which point it was already a ... more info

The Telegraph — Although the Mariinsky Orchestra has Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake in its blood, there was a touch of anaemia in this prom, says Geoffrey Norris. more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonFollowing the Mariinsky Ballet's season at the Royal Opera House, the company's orchestra sidled over to Kensington to perform one of the highlights of its Covent Garden programme at the Proms – minus the dancers. It's a pr... more info

The Telegraph — Despite fabulously pretty girls, dazzling skills, and high-octane gynastics, the Gaundong Troupe's Swan Lake is too impersonal. more info

The Telegraph — 50 years after it first came to Covent Garden, Swan Lake returns with the grande dame of the Mariinsky. more info

Bradley's Almanac — As promised a few weeks back, here's the second set of The Church's "three albums live" show back in February in Foxboro, MA. After running through their most recent record, the Australian quartet took a break and came back out to treat us to 1992's ... more info

The Telegraph — Rachel Ward is impressed by the 3D film version of Matthew Bourne's acclaimed Sadler's Wells ballet Swan Lake. more info

Music For Ants — Spencer Krug really is the man of a thousand names. Whether it’s Sunset Rubdown, Wolf Parade, Frog Eyes, Swan Lake, Fifths of Seven or most recently, Moonface, the ingenious Canadian singer/songwriter/keyboardist has undertaken a multitude of guise... more info

Altsounds — NYC indie-rock artist, *Matt Lowell* has decided to give away his recently released EP,* Swan Lake*, for *free* on his bandcamp until next *Tuesday, April 26th*! Lowell just released Swan Lake on March 8th, co-written with *Dead Oceans Recording* art... more info

Guardian Music — Coliseum, LondonGeorge Balanchine never concealed his fascination for ballerinas. "Ballet is woman," the choreographer famously pronounced. But this week in London, it's the male dancers who have dominated the stage. At the Royal Ballet, Steven McRae... more info