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Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty
Season 41
Episode 23
Matthew Bourne’s haunting new scenario for the ballet is a gothic fairy tale for all ages. His supernatural love story introduces vampires and spans a century, from 1890 to the present. This timeless fairy tale, about a young girl cursed to sleep for 100 years, was first turned into a legendary ballet by Tchaikovsky and choreographer Marius Petipa in 1890.
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Glimpse behind the curtain at Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert.
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Explore Shakespeare’s love life in this ballet featuring music by Rhiannon Giddens.
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