Film
Bolshoi Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
- Director
- Pierce Jackson
- Certificate
- 12A
- Running Time
- 170 mins
Dastardly fairy Carabosse places an ‘orrible curse on baby Princess Aurora at the child’s christening. Sixteen years later, a prick causes the nubile royal to nod off for a century. Only a puckered-up prince can awake her.
Premiered in St. Petersburg back in 1890, this evergreen classical ballet boasts Tchaikovsky’s greatest score and is trotted out on a regular basis. Choreographed by the legendary Yuri Grigorovich, it also boasts suitably lavish sets and costumes. This production was recorded live in Moscow last January.
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