Moscow Festival Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
March 11, 2016
7:30 PM
Doors Open: 6:30 PM
Doors Open: 6:30 PM
The Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in 1989 by legendary principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Radchenko. He sought to bring together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies in an independent new company within the framework of Russian classical ballet.
The Sleeping Beauty, a crowning jewel of Marius Petipa’s career, is often considered the finest achievement of classical ballet. A baby princess, condemned at her christening by an evil fairy to prick her finger and die on her 16th birthday, is saved by the gift of the good Lilac Fairy, who declares the princess will only sleep until awakened by the kiss of a prince. With magical stage effects, and courtly splendor, the fairy tale is replete with a king and queen, fairies both good and evil, and a beautiful princess and dream prince.
Modlin Center Members at the Partner Level and above are invited to a pre-show reception in the Richmond CenterStage Donor Lounge beginning at 6:30PM.
The Sleeping Beauty, a crowning jewel of Marius Petipa’s career, is often considered the finest achievement of classical ballet. A baby princess, condemned at her christening by an evil fairy to prick her finger and die on her 16th birthday, is saved by the gift of the good Lilac Fairy, who declares the princess will only sleep until awakened by the kiss of a prince. With magical stage effects, and courtly splendor, the fairy tale is replete with a king and queen, fairies both good and evil, and a beautiful princess and dream prince.
Modlin Center Members at the Partner Level and above are invited to a pre-show reception in the Richmond CenterStage Donor Lounge beginning at 6:30PM.
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