A Ukrainian ballet company plans to bring a reimagined "Swan Lake" to Salem's Historic Grand Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 29, though the downtown venue's future operations remain unsettled.

The Grand Kyiv Ballet's "Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights" pairs Tchaikovsky's score with illuminated costumes, vivid lighting and redesigned staging for a single 7 p.m. performance at the 400-seat theater at 187 High St. N.E. Tickets are listed from $59 to $69, with doors opening at 6 p.m.

The show is still listed online. The company's events page and ticketing sites show the Sept. 29 date. But the performance would land less than a month after To The Ceiling Entertainment, the venue's former operator, canceled all shows and left the building on Aug. 31. As we reported Sept. 3, the departure followed what building owner Joe Meduri described as more than $100,000 in unpaid rent.

Meduri told the Statesman Journal in an email on Sept. 3 that his family is "continuing to pursue other booking management solutions" for the theater. As of Sept. 4, neither the venue's owners nor the tour promoter had publicly confirmed the Sept. 29 performance will proceed.

The touring company was founded in 2014 by Oleksandr Stoianov, a former principal dancer with the National Opera of Ukraine, according to the company's website. The troupe launched with a 35-theater tour across France and now operates from the International Ballet Academy in Bellevue, Washington, while displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The company frames its international Swan Lake tour as an act of cultural defiance. On its production page, the Grand Kyiv Ballet says it performs the ballet worldwide as a symbol of resistance against the Russian invasion. The production uses choreography by Anatoly Shekera and Valery Kovtun, with a libretto by Vasiliy Geltser.

One note for context: the National Opera of Ukraine said in January 2023 that independent companies with names similar to the Grand Kyiv Ballet do not represent the National Opera. The Grand Kyiv Ballet is a separate touring organization.

Oregon ArtsWatch listed the Salem stop in a Sept. 3 roundup of Oregon dance events, describing the staging as pairing Tchaikovsky's familiar score with a more immersive visual approach. The Salem Business Journal reported that the Historic Grand, which has stood downtown since 1900, will need a new operator to bring future shows to the space.