The Dying Swan that the dance today is often made to appear to be a variation of "Swan Lake", which she describes as "Odette at death's door." Isabelle says that the ballet is not about a ballerina being able to transform herself into a swan, but about death, with the swan as a metaphor. Pavlova was recorded dancing "The Dying Swan" in a 1925 silent film, to which sound is often added. The short ballet has influenced interpretations of Odette in Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake", particularly during the parting of the lovers in the first lakeside scene. The dance was almost immediately adapted by
Pulcinella (ballet) Pulcinella (ballet) Pulcinella is a one-act neoclassical ballet by Igor Stravinsky based on an 18th-century play "Quartre Polichinelles semblables" ("Four identical Pulcinellas"). Pulcinella is a stock character originating from "commedia dell'arte". The ballet premiered at the Paris Opera on 15 May 1920 under the baton of Ernest Ansermet. The dancer Léonide Massine created both the libretto and choreography, and Pablo Picasso designed the original costumes and sets. The ballet was commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev. A performance of the work typically lasts 35 minutes. The ballet score was revised by Stravinsky in 1965. Diaghilev wanted a ballet based on an early