▁b onds ▁as ▁a ▁sw an ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁prince ' s ▁mis gu ided ▁faith less ness . ▁ ▁Performance ▁history ▁▁ ▁• <0x09> P rem iere ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Dan ish ▁Bal let ▁in ▁C open hagen . ▁ ▁• <0x09> New ▁York ▁City ▁Bal let ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Cost umes ▁and ▁set ▁design ▁▁ ▁The ▁sets ▁were ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁painter ▁Per ▁Kir ke by , ▁who ▁" rep la ced ▁op ul ence ▁with ▁a ▁m ood ▁of ▁imp ending ▁dis aster " ▁( C ah ill ). ▁In ▁this ▁version ▁of ▁Sw an ▁Lake ▁the ▁sets ▁suggest ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁pain ful ▁feeling , ▁with ▁th orn ▁bush es ▁and ▁c ob web s ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁mag ical ▁lake ▁or ▁a ▁palace . ▁Also , ▁instead ▁of ▁using ▁ser ene ▁colors ▁like ▁white ▁and ▁silver , ▁Kir ke by ▁used ▁colors ▁like ▁blue - gray s , ▁brown , ▁and ▁very ▁odd ▁color ▁mi xt ures ▁like ▁orange ▁and ▁emer ald ▁and ▁later ▁on ▁royal ▁blue ▁and ▁scar let . ▁The ▁cost umes ▁were ▁quite ▁b izar re ▁as ▁well : ▁" c our ti ers ▁dressed ▁as ▁sevent e enth - century ▁Vel as quez ▁figures ▁are ▁contrast ed ▁in ▁orth odox ▁out f its , ▁of ▁t ights , ▁le ot ards , ▁and ▁bal let ▁sk ir ts " ▁( B arn