A new season of seven wonderful ballets from Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet company – one of the world’s great powerhouses of classical ballet – is currently being screened at Ster-Kinekor’s Nouveau theatres.
The next ballet to be enjoyed on the big screen, The Sleeping Beauty, is the third of three iconic ballets with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to be screened in cinema from the Bolshoi Ballet stage in Moscow. This follows the recent screenings of The Nutcracker and Swan Lake. The Sleeping Beauty, which releases on Saturday, 11 March, 2017 for limited screenings, is another classical ballet with sumptuous sets and costumes.
With choreography by Yuri Grigorovich, the ballet stars the Bolshoi’s prima ballerina Olga Smirnova in the title role as Princess Aurora, with Semyon Chudin dancing the role of Prince Désiré). Also dancing in the production are Alexei Loparevich as the Evil Fairy Carabosse, Yulia Stepanova as the Lilac Fairy, Vitaly Biktimirov in the role of Catalabutte, Artemy Belyakov as Bluebird and Anastasia Denisova as Princess Florine. The principal dancers are accompanied by the company’s highly accomplished soloists and corps de ballet dancers.
On her 16th birthday, a curse by the evil Carabosse causes the beautiful Princess Aurora to fall into a deep slumber for 100 years. Only the kiss of a prince can awaken her…
In this resplendent and magical classic of The Sleeping Beauty, the Bolshoi dancers take the audience on a dream‐like journey through this classic fairy tale complete with jewelled 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. This ballet is a must-‐see!
The final two productions in this season from the Bolshoi Ballet to be screened at Nouveau are A Contemporary Evening (22 April, 2017) and A Hero of our Time (13 May, 2017). The ballets are brought to the big screen by Fathom Events, BY Experience and Pathé Live.
The Bolshoi Ballet is the quintessential ballet company, presenting works of astounding skill, daring and bravura that leave audiences the world over spellbound. This season of ballets broadcast in cinemas is no different, with the company’s incredible productions set to feature some of the world’s greatest dancers.
What: The Sleeping Beauty
When: Sat, 11 March, 2017 for four screenings –11, 15 and 16 March at 7.45pm, and 12 March at 2.30pm
Running time: 2hrs, 50 minutes, including an interval
Where: Ster-Kinekor’s Nouveau – Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town
Trailer of Bolshoi Ballet’s 2016-17 season: https://youtu.be/D9PMu25hTx4
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