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Swan Lake: For the Birds

By Alana M Steinberg

Swan Lake For the Birds - Lilly Riveron ’17, who danced the role of the Swan, performs a short solo after she finds her true love, the Prince, played by Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana. By Alana M Steinberg

Faculty Entrance - Diana L. Eck and Rakesh Khurana make a grand entrance into the Science Center Plaza for the performance “Swan Lake: For the Birds!” as part of the Arts First festival on Saturday. By Alana M Steinberg

Bouree - Lilly Riveron ’17, who choreographed “Swan Lake: For the Birds!” bourees around Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana in the final scene. By Alana M Steinberg

The Fight - Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana, playing the Prince, prepares to kill the Sorcerer, played by professor Steven Pinker. By Alana M Steinberg

Faculty Bows - Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman ’67, professor Steven Pinker, Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana, and professor Diana L. Eck—the faculty who performed in “Swan Lake: For the Birds!” take their final bow. By Alana M Steinberg

As part of the Arts First festival, members of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals, Harvard Ballet Company, and the faculty performed "Swan Lake: For the Birds," a parody of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece.

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