Swan Lake (Mariinsky Ballet)
The Mariinsky "Swan Lake" is a museum piece. Unfortunately rather a moth eaten one. Opening their fiftieth anniversary tour, you'd think they could have tried a bit harder.The production is the biggest let down. Flimsy sets, with pretty but empty chocolate box backdrops and musty looking side-flats. The lighting has only two settings, full brightness or dark with just occasional bursts of faux lightning. The costumes…