- New adaptation of the classic by Tchaikovsky - Best Performing Arts Program at the Golden Prague Award 2013 Choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot has reworked "Swan Lake" with award-winning author Jean Rouaud, enriching this pillar of the classical repertoire with new drama This new adaptation, recorded in a special studio at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, brings references of modern day life to the timeless story of Siegfried and Odette. All the performers are at the top of their respective fields and have combined their outstanding skills in this production Thus, the design is by renowned visual arts great Ernest Pignon-Ernest, the costumes by Philippe Guillotel, and "Les Ballets de Monte Carlo" dance to a specially conceived soundtrack based on Tchaikovsky's score, performed by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin This production was awarded "Best Performing Arts Program" at the 2013 Golden Prague Festival, where the citation stated, "a ravishing stage production that offers the audience an exciting interpretation of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece through contemporary dance."