After an unforgettable last Swan Lake performance in the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Nishinomiya our colleagues from the technical, make-up and costume departments packed everything together so we could leave for Osaka airport early on Sunday morning. We reached Stuttgart safe and sound and indulge in reminiscences of the past three weeks with these final photos of our last performance, before rehearsals for Romeo and Juliet start here in Stuttgart next week. A huge thank you to NBS for inviting us to the land of the rising sun, the warm welcome in Japan and for their world class organizational and people skills! Sayonara!
Photos: Roman Novitzky
Anticipation of the last performance: Alexander Mc Gowan, Matteo Crockard-Villa, Clemens Fröhlich, Cédric Rupp, Adrian Oldenburger und Daniele Silingardi in their dressing room
Time for a quick break before the performance: Timoor Afshar, Matteo Miccini, Sonia Santiago and Alessandro Giaquinto
Prince Siegfried discovering the swans for the first time
Alicia Amatriain as Odette and Friedemann Vogel as Prince Siegfried in the second act
Alicia watching the corps de ballet swans from the wings
Alicia protecting her swans
The little Swans Jessica Fyfe, Aiara Iturrioz Rico, Fernanda De Souza Lopes and Angelina Zuccarini
Fun backstage: Jessica Fyfe and Fernanda De Souza Lopes
Alicia and Friedemann, as seen through a curtain of swans
Final applause in Japan!
Even in Nishinomiya autograph hunters are waiting for Alicia and Friedemann at the stage entrance
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