Black swan (disambiguation)

Black swan is the common name for Cygnus atratus, an Australasian waterfowl.

Black Swan may also refer to

Arts, literature, TV, and film

Books and stories

• The Black Swan (1932), a pirate adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini
• The Black Swan (Mann novel), a short book by Thomas Mann
• "The Black Swan" (1994), a work of short fiction by Grace Andreacchi
• "Black Swans" (1997), an essay by psychologist Lauren Slater
• The Black Swan (Lackey novel), a fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey
• Black Swan Green (2006), a novel by David Mitchell
• The Black Swan (Taleb book), book about uncertainty by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Films

• The Black Swan (film), 1942 swashbuckler film adapted from the novel by Rafael Sabatini starring Tyrone Power
• Black Swans (film), 2005 Dutch drama film
• Black Swan, a 2006 noir thriller by Italian rock band Belladonna
• Black Swan (film), 2010 psychological thriller/horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman

TV

• "Black Swan", an episode from the American TV series FlashForward
• "The Black Swan", a seventh-season episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm

Theatre

• Black Swan State Theatre Company, state theatre company of Western Australia
• Black Swan Theatre, a performance venue for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Fictional characters

• The Black Swan, another name for the character Odile in the ballet Swan Lake by Peter Tchaikovsky
• Black Swan (comics), a German Marvel Comics mercenary and enemy to Deadpool and Agent X
• The Black Swan, a mysterious Russian-born air pirate and femme fatale in the 2000 PC game Crimson Skies
• The Black Swan (pub), a fictional pub in the UK soap opera Family Affairs

Music

• Albums:
  • Black Swan (album) by English rock band Athlete
  • The Black Swan (Bert Jansch album)
  • The Black Swan (Story of the Year album), or the title track
  • The Black Swan (The Triffids album)
• Songs:
  • "Black Swan", aria sung by Monica, from Gian Carlo Menotti's opera The Medium
  • "Black Swan", a song on Greg Dulli's 2005 album Amber Headlights
  • "Black Swan", a bonus track on some versions of Megadeth's 2007 album United Abominations
  • "Black Swan" (song), a song by Thom Yorke from the 2006 album The Eraser
  • "Black Swan", b-side from several Tori Amos singles including Past the Mission
• Other:
  • Black Swan Records, 1920s US record label
  • Black Swan Records (UK), 1960s UK record label
  • "The Black Swan", nickname of 19th century singer Elizabeth Greenfield
  • The Black Swans, indie rock band

Maritime

• Black Swan-class sloop, class of sloops built by the United Kingdom during World War II, including:
  • HMS Black Swan (L57)
• Future Black Swan-class sloop-of-war, proposed future British Royal Navy configurable multi-mission warship class
• Black Swan Project, code name of a shipwreck recovery project
• Black Swan (dredge), a bucket dredge used in Perth, Western Australia, 1872–1911

Other uses

• Black swan fallacy, or "one black swan", an often cited example of falsifiability or refutability
• Black swan theory, term developed by Nassim Taleb to label unexpected, rare events
• Black Swan Hotel, Devizes
• Black Swans (special forces), special forces unit in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Publishing and printing

• Black Swan (imprint), of Transworld Publishers, UK.
• Inverted Swan, famous stamp featuring a printing error

See also

• Black swan emblems and popular culture