I watched Swan Lake tonight on PBS. It's a performance by ABT (American Ballet Theater). Mostly I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. They had informative, interesting interviews/comments at intermission and nothing really dragged.

What I disliked is some of the choices they made about camera work and transitions. They would sometimes cut away from a dancer before they finished a particularly difficult combination, or go close on one dancer when there were two performing together.

Also, some of the transitions and scene changes didn't make it clear how they managed the changes on stage - the audience didn't see that crossfade or pan.

These may only be quibbles because I'm interested in the minutia of the performance. I'm guessing people with no dance background wouldn't notice. Overall it's a good performance and a good show. The dancers are technically excellent, the costumes are wonderful and the staging is impressive.

Everything you expect from ABT.