The Sleeping Beauty

In this resplendent and magical classic, the Bolshoi dancers take us on a dream-like journey through this classic fairytale complete with jewel fairies, a magical kingdom, a youthful princess and a handsome prince in this purest style of classical ballet. The Bolshoi’s sumptuous staging with its luxurious sets and costumes gives life to Perrault’s fairy tale unlike any other. A must-see!

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), Alexei Loparevich (the Evil Fairy Carabosse)

Jan 22

Run Time: 2 hours 50 minutes

Categories: Arts & Entertainment

Olga Smirnova

Princess Aurora

Olga Smirnova

Princess Aurora

She was born in St. Petersburg. In 2011 she graduated from Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, St. Petersburg (Lyudmila Kovaleva’s class) and joined the Ballet Company of the Bolshoi Theater.

Semyon Chudin

Prince Desire

Semyon Chudin

Prince Desire

Born in Barnaul. Graduated from Novosibirsk Choreographic College in 2003 (teacher Alexander Shelemov). He joined the Universal Ballet Company under the direction of Oleg Vinogradov (Seoul, Republic of Korea) in 2003 and remained there until the year 2007 (teacher Evgeny Neff).

Alexei Loparevich

Evil Fairy Carabosse

Alexei Loparevich

Evil Fairy Carabosse

Yulia Stepanova

The Lilac Fairy

Yulia Stepanova

The Lilac Fairy

Born in Orenburg. She graduated from Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, St. Petersburg, Lyudmila Sofronova’s class, in 2009, and joined the Mariinsky Ballet Company the same year.

A scene from the performance. Photo by Damir Yusupov.

A scene from the performance. Alexei Loparevich as Evil Fairy Carabosse. Photo by Damir Yusupov.

Semyon Chudin as Prince Desire. Photo by Elena Fetisova.

A scene from the performance. Photo by Elena Fetisova.

A scene from the performance. Photo by Damir Yusupov.

Bolshoi Ballet

The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, was founded in 1776 and to this day remains a spearhead of Russian culture as one of the largest and most celebrated ballet companies in the world.

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