La Belle au Bois Dormant

Once upon a time… the most beautiful of danced fairy tales, The Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa, represents the pinnacle of classical ballet: dance firmly establishes itself as a major art form.

Today, Sleeping Beauty remains for me the perfect accomplishment of symphonic dance, the ballet of ballets": thus expressed Rudolf Nureyev.

Indeed, Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty, choreographed by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale by Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, is one of the most popular classical ballets.

Combining the magic of the plot with the virtuosity of the roles, it is performed today by most major classical companies.

The Sleeping Beauty is the story of Princess Aurora, endowed with all the virtues in the world thanks to the benevolence of her godmothers, kind fairies, but whom the wicked fairy Carabosse condemns to an eternal sleep on her sixteenth birthday.

Tchaikovsky's score, in its fervour and flamboyance, provides a superb setting for the splendour of the choreography, the ensemble pieces, the multiple variations, the character dances, and the bewitching pas de deux, foremost among which is the grand final pas de deux.

This show is a treat for all dance admirers. The performance of the Russian artists from the famous Grand Ballet of Kyiv leaves no one indifferent.

It is a show for the whole family, for young and old alike, a symphony of dance, touching and marvellous, a masterpiece of classical ballet. "When the technique is this perfect, you achieve great magical entertainment.

" Le Dauphiné Libéré Duration: 2h30 with intermission Suitable for all audiences