SLEEPING BEAUTY - BOITACLOUS

The ballet of ballets: this is how Rudolf Noureev described it. Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty, choreographed by Marius Petipa based on the tale by Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, is one of the most popular classical ballets.

Combining the magic of the story and the virtuosity of the roles, it is performed today by most major classical companies.
Princess Aurora, endowed with all the qualities of the world thanks to the kindness of her fairy godmothers, is cursed by the wicked fairy Carabosse to an eternal sleep on her sixteenth birthday.

Tchaikovsky's score, with its fervor and flamboyance, provides a magnificent setting for the splendor of the choreography, the ensembles, the multiple variations, the character dances, and the enchanting pas de deux, foremost of which is the grand final pas de deux. Sleeping Beauty represents the pinnacle of classical ballet, with dance asserting itself as a major art form.

Every step, every arabesque of this vibrant ode to dance makes our hearts beat faster, awakening the wonder buried within us and reminding us that sometimes, a single kiss is enough to revive the world.

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