Photograph by Andrew RossCreated by the team behind The Nutcracker, Alice and Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty is spectacular re-imagining of the romantic fairytale, liberally sprinkled with surprising twists and delicious wit. Read more …
Princess Aurora is born into a magical world where mortals mix with the fairies of the enchanted forest at the royal baby’s christening. A jealous fairy fallen from grace casts a curse which means that Aurora will, on her 16th birthday, prick her finger and die, and while The Lilac Fairy saves the innocent child by softening the curse, Aurora falls into an enchanted hundred-year slumber from which she can only be woken by the kiss of her true love.
Featuring breathtaking choreography, lavish sets and costumes and Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score, performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra, The Sleeping Beauty will be bringing a little magic to the winter months – let Scottish Ballet cast a spell on you!
Enchantment dances everywhere you look in this welcome return of Ashley Page's outstanding re-imagining of Sleeping Beauty for Scottish Ballet.
The dancers are as captivating and dynamic, both singly and together, as they were four years ago.
This Beauty is by far the strongest of Page’s updated classics for Scottish Ballet, with more warmth and sharper invention.
Whatever cast is listed, the standards maintained in this Sleeping Beauty are as fully five-star as those set on the first night.
Sleeping Beauty is opulence itself.
Bringing a meditative quality to the classic work, choreographer Ashley Page has focussed on melding a number of different tellings of the work into one evolving piece.
It’s a story of missed opportunites mixed with some wonderful moments but it’s unlikely to win this ballet any new fans.
While Scottish Ballet’s narrative winter season productions now almost seem as traditional as the Christmas pantomime, Ashley Page’s masterful choreography makes sure that nothing feels at all monotonous.
Page may 'approach things at a different angle', but it's too often to the detriment of consistency and depth.
Fall under the spell of Scottish Ballet's Sleeping Beauty
Theatre Royal, Glasgow from Saturday December 17, 2011, until Saturday December 31, 2011. More info: www.theambassadors.com/theatreroyalglasgow/
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh from Wednesday January 11, 2012, until Saturday January 14, 2012. More info: http://www.edtheatres.com/festival
His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen from Wednesday January 18, 2012, until Saturday January 21, 2012. More info: www.hmtaberdeen.com
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness from Wednesday January 25, 2012, until Saturday January 28, 2012. More info: www.eden-court.co.uk
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