Swan Lake in York: date, time and venue

Imperial Classical Ballet will bring Swan Lake to York Barbican on Monday, 19 October, with an evening performance scheduled from 6:30pm to 11:00pm.

The Visit York listing places the ballet at York Barbican, YO10 4NT, York, City of York, England. No ticket price is listed in the source text, though the event page includes a Book Tickets option. The performance is best suited to audiences looking for a full classical ballet evening, live orchestral music and one of the best-known stories in the ballet repertoire.

A York date for a classic ballet evening

The York performance is part of Imperial Classical Ballet’s new season of Swan Lake, following previous tours by the company. The production centres on Princess Odette, who is cursed to live as a swan by day and return to human form by night.

Prince Siegfried finds Odette under moonlight and vows to break the spell. The story then turns on the deception plotted by the sorcerer Rothbart and his daughter Odile, a thread that gives the ballet its mixture of romance, threat and mistaken identity.

For York audiences, the practical outline is clear: one performance, one evening, at York Barbican. The listed running window of four and a half hours means this is not a short dance extract or mixed bill, but a full evening event.

Tchaikovsky’s score performed live

The Visit York event description highlights Tchaikovsky’s score as being performed live, a detail that shapes the character of the night as much as the choreography. Swan Lake is closely tied to its music, from the lakeside scenes to the sharper drama of the court and the Black Swan sequence.

The source listing singles out the Black Swan pas de deux, one of the ballet’s most recognisable passages. It is usually the point where Odile’s deception becomes central to the drama, placing technical brilliance and storytelling in the same moment.

The event is listed under Dance and Ballet, with Imperial Classical Ballet named as the organiser. For readers deciding whether to attend, the draw is a traditional narrative ballet rather than a contemporary reinterpretation or a dance showcase.

Event details confirmed for York Barbican

The venue named in the source is York Barbican, a central York arts and events venue. The listing gives the location by postcode and city, but does not include specific transport, parking or accessibility notes in the supplied text.

What to check before going

Because no ticket price is published in the source material provided, readers should check the event listing or venue box office details before making plans. The source page includes a Book Tickets option, but the supplied text does not state availability, concessions or seating categories.

The listing also does not give age guidance, access information, food and drink arrangements or travel advice. Anyone planning around mobility needs, late transport, interval timings or family attendance should confirm those details directly with the venue before the 19 October performance.

Source: Visit York Events