Avant Chamber Ballet Presents Love & Loss: Swan Lake Act 2 & Duets | Feb 20, 2027-Feb 21, 2027 | Moody Performance Hall at Moody Performance Hall

Celebrate the Valentine’s season with Avant Chamber Ballet’s Love & Loss: Swan Lake Act 2 & Duets, an evening of live orchestra and ballet masterpieces exploring timeless stories of romance, passion, melancholy and heartbreak. This captivating triple bill features Swan Lake Act 2 alongside works by acclaimed choreographers Paul Mejia, Katie Puder and Christopher Wheeldon, bringing together classical and contemporary works centered on the many dimensions of love. Perhaps the best-known classical ballet of all time, Swan Lake premiered more than a century ago in Russia and remains timeless for its extraordinary expression of human emotion through dance and Tchaikovsky’s luminous score. In Swan Lake Act 2, audiences are transported to the moonlit lakeside where Prince Siegfried encounters Odette, a princess transformed into a swan by an evil curse. Their meeting begins one of ballet’s most enduring stories of love, longing and heartbreak. Poetic and deeply moving, the work resonates with both melancholy and hope. This breathtaking production is staged by Avant Chamber Ballet Artistic Director Katie Puder from the original choreography and performed with live orchestra conducted by Brad Cawyer, allowing Tchaikovsky’s iconic music and the movement onstage to come together in a powerful theatrical experience. Paired with beautiful duets and additional works by Paul Mejia, Katie Puder and Christopher Wheeldon, Love & Loss offers an elegant evening of dance and live music perfect for the Valentine’s season. Whether you are a longtime ballet lover or experiencing classical ballet for the first time, discover the beauty, drama and emotion of these unforgettable works performed by Avant Chamber Ballet. Love & Loss: Swan Lake Act 2 & Duets Presented by Avant Chamber Ballet February 20 @7:30PM & February 21@2PM Moody Performance Hall Dallas, Texas