Commuters in Antwerp were treated to a surprise recital of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake by 48 dancers from The Shanghai Ballet, who performed a couple of scenes in the hall of Central Station during the Monday morning rush hour.<br /><br />Onlookers described the spectacle – which was put on to boost ticket sales for the show which opens in October – as “impressive” and “wonderful”. <br /><br />This morning in Central Station, Antwerp#zwanenmeer #swanlake #stadsschouwburg pic.twitter.com/RVs1GJuQC0— Bikeloveantwerp (@BikeLoveAntwerp) 18 September 2017<br /><br /><br />Jasper Gasia, a spokesman for The Greatest Swan Lake in the World, said: “It’s a timeless story. It is about an impossible love, a bit like the attraction between Romeo and Juliet. And this combined with those wonderful white swans, all flapping their wings. It’s so fairytale-like.”<br /><br />The Shanghai Ballet’s performance will be the largest recital of Swan Lake in history with 80 dancers.<br /><br />It was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 140 years ago and remains one of the most popular ballets.<br />
