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In honour of Sir Peter Wright and the upcoming performance dedicated to him, Sir Peter Wright Centenary, we’re taking a closer look at his signature productions, performed by leading ballet companies worldwide. Here, we look at The Sleeping Beauty, which joined the then Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet's repertory in 1984 (first performances, Birmingham Hippodrome), having been created for Dutch National Ballet in 1981.
Scroll through the gallery to see photos of this iconic classical ballet from the last time we performed it, in 2024.
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Yu Kurihara as Aurora, Lachlan Monaghan as Prince Florimund and Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet in The Sleeping Beauty.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Yu Kurihara as Aurora, Lachlan Monaghan as Prince Florimund and Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet in The Sleeping Beauty.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Yu Kurihara as Aurora and Lachlan Monaghan as Prince Florimund.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Yu Kurihara as Aurora.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Eilis Small as the Lilac Fairy.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Daria Stanciulescu as Carabosse.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Yu Kurihara as Aurora and Lachlan Monaghan as Prince Florimund.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Eilis Small as the Lilac Fairy and Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet as the Nymphs.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Yu Kurihara as Aurora and Tori Forsyth-Hecken as the Queen.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Yu Kurihara as Aurora and Lachlan Monaghan as Prince Florimund.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Yu Kurihara as Aurora, Lachlan Monaghan as Prince Florimund and Eilis Small as the Lilac Fairy.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Yu Kurihara as Aurora and Lachlan Monaghan as Prince Florimund.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Daria Stanciulescu as Carabosse and Rory Mackay as Catalabutte.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Eilis Small as the Lilac Fairy and Daria Stanciulescu as Carabosse.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Yu Kurihara as Aurora.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Rosanna Ely as Red Riding Hood and Gabriel Anderson as the Wolf.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Yu Kurihara as Aurora and Lachlan Monaghan as Prince Florimund.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Daria Stanciulescu as Carabosse.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram Kenton
Lachlan Monaghan as Prince Florimund, Eilis Small as the Lilac Fairy and Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet as the Nymphs.
© 2024 Credit : Tristram KentonDon’t miss our Sir Peter Wright Centenary on 18 June at Birmingham Hippodrome, featuring Carlos Acosta performing the role of Death in The Green Table.
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