La Belle Au Bois Dormant

"The ballet of ballets": that's how Rudolf Nureyev described it. Indeed, Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty, choreographed by Marius Petipa after the tale by Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, is one of the most popular classical ballets.

Combining a magical storyline with virtuoso roles, it is performed today by most of the world's great classical companies.

Sleeping Beauty tells the story of Princess Aurora, blessed with every quality in the world thanks to the kindness of her fairy godmothers, but condemned by the wicked fairy Carabosse to eternal sleep on her sixteenth birthday.

Tchaikovsky's score, in all its fervour and splendour, provides a superb showcase for the lavish choreography, the ensembles, the many variations, the character dances, and the spellbinding pas de deux, chief among them the grand final pas de deux.

Sleeping Beauty represents the pinnacle of classical ballet, where dance asserts itself as a major art form. This masterpiece is a treat for all dance lovers thanks to the performance of artists from the renowned Grand Ballet de Kiev.

It's a show for the whole family, for young and old, a symphony of dance, moving and wonderful. The Grand Ballet de Kiev is an acclaimed Ukrainian classical dance ensemble. Its members come from the finest theatre, opera and ballet schools in Ukraine.

Its director, who takes part in this rigorous selection process, is Alexander Stoyanov, a world-renowned ballet star.

The company's repertoire is built primarily around the great works of classical dance heritage: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Carmen, Giselle, Don Quixote and many more.

The beauty, precision of their performances and their renown have taken them to perform all over the world, including recently in the United States, Mexico, the Netherlands and Ja