Magic and fairytale characters are brought to life through ballet
–
a family
favourite.
Holding a very special place in The Royal Ballet’s repertory The Sleeping Beauty
was their first performance at the Royal Opera House after World War II. In
2006, the
original staging was revived and has been delighting audiences ever
since. This version was filmed in 2020.
Marius Petipa’s masterful, 19th
–
century choreography is combi
ned with
sections created for The Royal Ballet by Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell and
Christopher Wheeldon. Together they create an enchanting sequence of ballet
repertory gems
–
the ‘Rose Adage’, when Aurora meets her four royal suitors;
the lilting ‘Gar
land Waltz’; the ‘Vision’ Pas de deux, when Prince Florimund sees
Aurora for the first time; and the celebratory divertissements and final
pas de
deux
that bring the ballet to its glorious close. Throughout, Tchaikovsky’s
masterful score takes ballet music
to a height of passion, sophistication and
intensity that arguably has never been surpassed.
Run Time: 2hrs 20