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| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Dance |
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LiverpoolSleeping Beauty
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty
Sir Kenneth MacMillan; English National Ballet; Peter Farmer; Nicholas Georgiadis; English National Ballet Philharmonic
BudapestLittle Sleeping Beauty
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Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty
Hungarian National Ballet; Hungarian National Ballet Institute; Attila Csikós; Nóra Rományi; Dace Radina
ManchesterSleeping Beauty
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty
Sir Kenneth MacMillan; English National Ballet; Peter Farmer; Nicholas Georgiadis; English National Ballet Philharmonic
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The Sleeping Beauty Reawakens in San Francisco
In this era that venerates the contemporary, it’s rewarding to see the classics faring so well, and San Francisco Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty is a winner for all.
Polina and Friends gala wins Berlin balletomanes
Organised by Berlin State Ballet audience’s darling, the principal dancer Polina Semionova, the gala Polina & Friends and its stellar cast literally left the house roaring from enthusiasm.
Cerrudo's excellent Sleeping Beauty
The recent première of Alejandro Cerrudo’s “Sleeping Beauty” in Basel made a brilliant case for reinventing an old and magical tale.
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“Choreographically, it is heaven!” Marianela Núñez on dancing Tatiana
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Ahead of returning to the role of Tatiana in John Cranko's Onegin, Marianela Núñez talks about her love for the ballet, her inspirations and how she copes with pressure.
A cellist, Inferno, fire and ice: Kevin O’Hare
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The Director of The Royal Ballet talks about the challenges of season planning, keeping everybody happy and two big new creations by Cathy Marston and Wayne McGregor.
Symphonic storytelling: The Sleeping Beauty
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The Sleeping Beauty is perhaps the Ugly Duckling of Tchaikovsky’s three ballets. It was the second in the trilogy, completed in 1889, but has neither the dramatic thrust of Swan Lake nor the calorific sugar-coated charm of The Nutcracker in terms of popular appeal.