LOS ANGELES (JTA) – While researching his latest one-man show, “Our Great Tchaikovsky,” Hershey ... from “The Nutcracker” and “Swan Lake,” to the little-known “Jurisprudence ...

From the swirl of its initial letter to its sighing vowel and feather-soft final consonant, the very word—"swan"—suggests grace. Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky ... mirror of a lake and lovely ...

As part of the trend, the two friends video each other and identify which swan they are and use the well-known song from the ballet Swan Lake, composed by Tchaikovsky.