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Sleeping Beauty

Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Lisbon

Pedro Carneiro, conductor.

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Synopsis

For its inherent nature, it is in classic dance that fairies and their spells find the breeding ground to survive in our imaginary world, be it adult or children. The fantasy element of the tale is transferred to the dance where it is strengthened by physical actions and ethereal gestures of the dancers thus stamping the theatrical narrative with a suggestion of magic and weightlessness which seems to defy gravity. Why then do we insist being attracted by the illusionary world of these tales and dances?  It is quite simple. Because they were not written or danced by fairies but by creatures of flesh and blood like us.

World Premiere (Marius Petipa version), São Petersburgo, Teatro Mariinski, 15 de janeiro de 1890

World Premiere (CNB version) Porto, Rivoli Teatro Municipal, 11 de março de 1998

Performance Details

Choreography | Marius Petipa

Version and additional choreography | Ted Brandsen 

Music | Piotr Illitch Tchaikovski 

Story | Charles Perrault 

Set design and costumes | António Lagarto 

Light design | Paulo Graça 

Play | National Ballet Company Artists

Guest artist Royal Ballet, Covent Garden | Marcelino Sambé  
(dias 17, 18, 19 e 20 de dezembro)

Conductor | Pedro Carneiro 

 

Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa
Principal conductor | Joana Carneiro

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