The Timeless Ballet

Tchaikovsky's masterful Sleeping Beauty stands to this day as a ballet masterpiece, inspiring the famed movie and continually capturing the hearts of generations, well over 130 years since its debut. The marvelous performers of the Grand Kyiv Ballet brings a majestic production on tour to North America, with segments of Fyodor Lopukhov's choreography incorporated into Marius Petipa's timeless work.

Petipa and Tchaikovsky's ballet was based on Charles Perrault's adaptation of the ancient folk tale, published in 1697. The ballet beautifully captures the magical and romantic essence of the fairy tale, standing to this day as a cherished gem in the classical ballet repertoire and one best experienced in full and in person.