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attended and collates and stores key points, so thatlike all artists he can use them as an influence on hisown work.• Gather together a collection of reviews of Swan Lake,these are accessible online or through the NRCD,the National Resource Centre for Dance based at theUniversity of Surrey. Allow students to read and identifythe features of the review they have read, to then feedback to their peers and then collectively decide whatmakes an informed review.ANALYSIS OVERVIEW• Provide an analysis sheet that has key headings of theconstituent features of dance: physical setting, auralsetting, dancers and movement components of action,space and dynamics. Either watch the whole workand provide an overview analysis table or provide ananalysis table that focuses on one section, thereforeencouraging students to create a more detailedaccount of what they see.Princesses• Students can now write their own review of SwanLake, drawing on the mind mapping analysis tableobservations. The aim is to create a balancedperspective on all the ingredients of the work, but alsoto create their own interpretation on the work as awhole, supported by evidence from the work.Princesses and escortsPhotos by Lucy CullenMATTHEW BOURNE’S SWAN LAKE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS 34