Bolshoi Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema is an initiative to bring world-class ballet, direct from the legendary Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, exclusively to cinema audiences around the world.

On her sixteenth birthday, Princess Aurora falls under the curse of the Evil Fairy Carabosse and into a deep slumber lasting one hundred years. Only the kiss of a prince can break the spell…. Tchaikovsky’s resplendent fairytale ballet perfect for the whole family, The Sleeping Beauty features scores of magical characters including the Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, and a beautiful young Princess Aurora performed by Olga Smirnova, a “truly extraordinary talent” (The Telegraph).

Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich
Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky and Marius Petipa (after Charles Perrault)
Cast: Olga Smirnova (Princess Aurora), Semyon Chudin (Prince Desire), Yulia Stepanova (Lilac Fairy), Alexei Loparevich (the Evil Fairy Carabosse)

Runtime: 2 hours 40 minutes including one intermission
Captured live January 22, 2017

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