To Nina, ballet and dance are everything. They consume her. When the opportunity to play the lead in a new rendition of Swan Lake opens up Nina makes it her goal to land the part. Nina must learn to balance both sides of the Swan Queen. She must personify innocence and grace as the White Swan and guile and sensuality of the Black Swan. In her pursuit of perfection for the role Nina finds herself in a downward spiral of rivalry, control and perception.
