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![]() Nao Sakuma as Aurora and Chi Cao as Prince Florimund; photo: Bill Cooper Gallery |
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What's OnBy venueBirmingham Hippodrome London Coliseum Sadler's Wells Theatre Sunderland Empire Theatre The Lowry Theatre Royal Plymouth By showCinderella Coppélia La Fille mal gardée Passion and Ecstasy Pointes of View Pointes of View (tour repertory) Romeo and Juliet |
The Sleeping BeautyOn her christening day Princess Aurora is cursed by the wicked fairy Carabosse:
one day the Princess will prick her finger on a spindle and die. But the kind
Lilac Fairy tempers the curse so the Princess will instead fall asleep for
100 years. |
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Performance lengthApprox 2 hours and 55 minutes StoryguidePROLOGUE | ACT I | ACT II | ACT III click here for a child friendly story guide. (you will need Adobe Acrobat to view the printable story guide. If you do not have this installed please click here) ReviewsClick here for available The Sleeping Beauty reviews. Related storiesVideo: Ambra Vallo in studio rehearsals Video: Bluebird pas de deux rehearsals Archive: BRB Receives nominations for classical output |
CreditsMusic Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography Peter Wright; Marius Petipa Production Peter Wright Design Philip Prowse Lighting Mark Jonathan Sponsored (1984) by The Friends of Covent Garden World premiere16 January 1890, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg First performance by Birmingham Royal Ballet15 October 1984, Birmingham Hippodrome |
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