What style of dance is Sleeping Beauty?
The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)
| The Sleeping Beauty | |
|---|---|
| Designs by | Ivan Vsevolojsky |
| Setting | King Florestan’s palace and a woodland glade in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Type | Classical |
What is the story of the ballet Sleeping Beauty based on?
The story of ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ is based on a fairy tale called ‘La Belle au bois dormant’ (The beauty sleeping in the woods) by Charles Perrault, published in 1697.
What is the first act of The Sleeping Beauty called?
Act I (The Spell) The Queen gently persuades him to spare the innocent citizens, and he agrees. An elaborate waltz is performed and Princess Aurora arrives. She is introduced to four suitors by her doting parents. Aurora and the suitors perform the famous Rose Adagio.
Is Sleeping Beauty an opera?
The Sleeping Beauty was performed for the very first time in 1829 at the Paris Opera to music by Ferdinand Herold and choreography by Jean Aumer….
| Aurora | Eun-Ji Ha |
|---|---|
| Golden Deer | Frans Valkama |
| Orchestra | Finnish National Opera Orchestra |
| Music | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Conductor | Pietro Rizzo |
Who originally choreographed The Sleeping Beauty ballet?
Marius Petipa
The Sleeping Beauty ballet was adapted from the 1697 Charles Perrault tale, “The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood.” Tchaikovsky wrote the music, and his long-time collaborator, Marius Petipa, choreographed the dances. It was first presented at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg Russia on January 15, 1890.
When was Sleeping Beauty ballet created?
1890
The Sleeping Beauty is a ballet in a prologue and three acts, and was first performed in 1890. Pyotr Tchaikovsky completed the score in 1889 (Opus 66), and is the second of his three ballets.
What is the theme of Sleeping Beauty?
Sleeping Beauty is a classic fairy tale featuring a princess who is magically awakened by a valiant prince. The main theme is the idea that true love conquers all, and that good will always triumph over evil.