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"Stylish and stunning. The stagecraft is first rate; the costumes are simply amazing; Stanton Welch's direction is assured." Herald Sun
Stanton Welch's smash hit The Sleeping Beauty enchants Australian audiences once again
A princess, cursed by a wicked fairy, falls into a hundred-year sleep on her sixteenth birthday. Only the kiss of her one true love can break the spell ...
Seventeenth-century fairytale The Sleeping Beauty was first adapted to the stage by Marius Petipa in 1890. The décor, the dancing and the spellbinding score by Tchaikovsky made it an instant classic.
In Stanton Welch's hands, this timeless fairytale became a greater story about the nature of good and evil, replete with romance, enchantment, and three acts of beautiful dancing. Designer Kristian Fredrikson conjured a series of opulent fantasy worlds that evoked the exoticism of the Orient and the Middle East. Welch, meanwhile, infused the tale with fresh, fiendishly difficult choreography and brought to life a cast of unforgettable characters, including charming animals, irresistible fairies, and the ravishing baddie Carabosse.
The Sleeping Beauty, as The Daily Telegraph concluded, is "thoroughly enchanting ... Beautiful to look at but also beautifully danced." This magical ballet is not to be missed.
Credits
The Sleeping Beauty (2005)
Choreography Stanton Welch, after Marius Petipa
Music Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Set and costume design Kristian Fredrikson
Design associate Fiona Reilly
Lighting design John Rayment
Performed with Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
Duration:
Act One 30 mins
Interval 20 mins
Act Two 33 mins
Interval 25 mins
Act Three 71 mins