Irina Kolesnikova triumphs in ’Swan Lake’

(22 Aug 2018) IRINA KOLESNIKOVA TRIUMPHS IN ’SWAN LAKE’ The ballet world is tough: it’s physically and mentally demanding and even when you make it to the top and play the lead in “Swan Lake,“ your character is cursed by an evil sorcerer. All this makes prima ballerina Irina Kolesnikova’s return to London in the famous folk tale all the sweeter. The director of the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre (and Kolesnikova’s husband) Konstantin Tachkin explains why being in the U.K. means a lot to them both. “Withou