The sleeping beauty
Introduction
Jewel in the crown of Dutch National Ballet.
Programme
In the festive month of December, the Dutch National Ballet will reawaken The Sleeping Beauty with a kiss. This fairytale ballet by choreographer Marius Petipa and composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (who also created Swan Lake and The Nutcracker) is one of the greatest treasures ever produced by the Russian Imperial Ballet. Almost 125 years after its premiere, the ballet is still regarded as the most demanding and brilliant example of the pure classical ballet style.
The Dutch National Ballet is presenting this crown jewel in the version by Englishman Sir Peter Wright, who proved himself a master in adapting the great classical ballets throughout his long career. Wright’s Beauty has all the glitter and style that befits a ballet originally intended for the court of the Russian tsar. In 1981, at its premiere at the Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam, his version was received with unanimous acclaim. When the company moved to The Amsterdam Music Theatre, Wright was able to expand his staging of the ensemble sections and achieve an even more amazing effect by using more dancers. In this version, the sumptuous sets and costumes by Philip Prowse also look even richer and grander – ‘like a golden-hued fairytale at the court of the French Sun King’.
The Sleeping Beauty, based on Charles Perrault’s La Belle au Bois Dormant, tells the story of Princess Aurora, who pricks her finger on a spindle on her sixteenth birthday, as foretold in the curse pronounced by the wicked fairy at her christening. The good fairy, however, manages to avert the death of the princess. Instead, she falls into a deep sleep for a hundred years, to be awoken at last by a prince’s kiss.
‘If you have never seen a big classical ballet, this is the one to start with’
- AD
‘Oh’s and ah’s from the audience, curtain calls for the glittering golden stage sets (…) In Peter Wright’s production, this enchanting fairytale ballet gleams like a timeless jewel’
- De Telegraaf
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Producer and director: Sir Peter Wright
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Musical accompaniment: Holland Symfonia, conducted by Ermanno Florio
Schedule
The duration of the show is approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes, including two intermissions
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thu 12 dec 2013 |
19.30 uur |
Presale starts jun 3 |
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sat 14 dec 2013 |
14.00 uur |
Presale starts jun 3 |
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sun 15 dec 2013 |
19.30 uur |
Presale starts jun 3 |
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mon 16 dec 2013 |
19.30 uur |
Presale starts jun 3 |
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wed 18 dec 2013 |
19.30 uur |
Presale starts jun 3 |
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thu 19 dec 2013 |
19.30 uur |
Presale starts jun 3 |
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sat 21 dec 2013 |
19.30 uur |
Presale starts jun 3 |
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sun 22 dec 2013 |
14.00 uur |
Presale starts jun 3 |
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tue 24 dec 2013 |
14.00 uur |
Presale starts jun 3 |
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wed 25 dec 2013 |
14.00 uur |
Presale starts jun 3 |
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fri 27 dec 2013 |
19.30 uur |
Presale starts jun 3 |
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sat 28 dec 2013 |
19.30 uur |
Presale starts jun 3 |
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mon 30 dec 2013 |
14.00 uur |
Presale starts jun 3 |
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tue 31 dec 2013 |
14.00 uur |
Presale starts jun 3 |
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wed 1 jan 2014 |
14.00 uur |
Presale starts jun 3 |
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