Intro
The Sleeping Beauty
Ballet by Aaron S. Watkin
The ballet »Sleeping Beauty« featuring the music of Pjotr I. Tchaikovsky was premiered at St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre in 1890. Until today it is regarded as one of the most demanding classical narrative ballets. Based on Marius Petipa’s legendary choreography, ballet director Aaron S. Watkin reimagined the famous fairy-tale in 2007, portraying the development of Princess Aurora from child to young woman with great imagination and depth of feeling: From her baptism in the circle of fairies offering their good wishes followed by the curse of the evil fairy Carabosse, to her hundred-year slumber and her happy awakening through the liberating kiss of the Prince. Fate, fantasy and extraordinary vitality are perfectly married in the fairy-tale masterpiece that is »Sleeping Beauty«.
Premiere 28. June 2007
Dornröschen / The Sleeping Beauty
Aaron S. Watkin
Cast
Cast 09. Feb 2024 Change
- Narrative and Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Adaption Marcelo Gomes
- Music Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design and Video Arne Walther
- Costume Design Erik Västhed
- Lighting Design Jan Seeger
- Dramaturgy Katharina Riedeberger, Regina Genée
- Narrative & Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Set Design & Video Arne Walther
Staatskapelle Dresden
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast 11. Feb 2024 Change
- Narrative and Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Adaption Marcelo Gomes
- Music Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design and Video Arne Walther
- Costume Design Erik Västhed
- Lighting Design Jan Seeger
- Dramaturgy Katharina Riedeberger, Regina Genée
- Narrative & Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Set Design & Video Arne Walther
Staatskapelle Dresden
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast 16. Feb 2024 Change
- Narrative and Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Adaption Marcelo Gomes
- Music Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design and Video Arne Walther
- Costume Design Erik Västhed
- Lighting Design Jan Seeger
- Dramaturgy Katharina Riedeberger, Regina Genée
- Narrative & Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Set Design & Video Arne Walther
Staatskapelle Dresden
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast 25. Feb 2024 Change
- Narrative and Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Adaption Marcelo Gomes
- Music Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design and Video Arne Walther
- Costume Design Erik Västhed
- Lighting Design Jan Seeger
- Dramaturgy Katharina Riedeberger, Regina Genée
- Narrative & Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Set Design & Video Arne Walther
Staatskapelle Dresden
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast 27. Feb 2024 Change
- Narrative and Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Adaption Marcelo Gomes
- Music Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design and Video Arne Walther
- Costume Design Erik Västhed
- Lighting Design Jan Seeger
- Dramaturgy Katharina Riedeberger, Regina Genée
- Narrative & Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Set Design & Video Arne Walther
Staatskapelle Dresden
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast 28. Feb 2024 Change
- Narrative and Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Adaption Marcelo Gomes
- Music Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design and Video Arne Walther
- Costume Design Erik Västhed
- Lighting Design Jan Seeger
- Dramaturgy Katharina Riedeberger, Regina Genée
- Narrative & Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Set Design & Video Arne Walther
Staatskapelle Dresden
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast 29. Feb 2024 Change
- Narrative and Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Adaption Marcelo Gomes
- Music Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design and Video Arne Walther
- Costume Design Erik Västhed
- Lighting Design Jan Seeger
- Dramaturgy Katharina Riedeberger, Regina Genée
- Narrative & Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Set Design & Video Arne Walther
Staatskapelle Dresden
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast 03. Mar 2024 Change
- Narrative and Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Adaption Marcelo Gomes
- Music Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design and Video Arne Walther
- Costume Design Erik Västhed
- Lighting Design Jan Seeger
- Dramaturgy Katharina Riedeberger, Regina Genée
- Narrative & Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Set Design & Video Arne Walther
Staatskapelle Dresden
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast 10. Mar 2024 Change
- Narrative and Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Adaption Marcelo Gomes
- Music Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design and Video Arne Walther
- Costume Design Erik Västhed
- Lighting Design Jan Seeger
- Dramaturgy Katharina Riedeberger, Regina Genée
- Narrative & Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Set Design & Video Arne Walther
Staatskapelle Dresden
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast 14. Mar 2024 Change
- Narrative and Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Adaption Marcelo Gomes
- Music Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design and Video Arne Walther
- Costume Design Erik Västhed
- Lighting Design Jan Seeger
- Dramaturgy Katharina Riedeberger, Regina Genée
- Narrative & Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Set Design & Video Arne Walther
Staatskapelle Dresden
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast 16. Mar 2024 Change
- Narrative and Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Adaption Marcelo Gomes
- Music Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design and Video Arne Walther
- Costume Design Erik Västhed
- Lighting Design Jan Seeger
- Dramaturgy Katharina Riedeberger, Regina Genée
- Narrative & Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Set Design & Video Arne Walther
Staatskapelle Dresden
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast 17. Mar 2024 Change
- Narrative and Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Adaption Marcelo Gomes
- Music Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design and Video Arne Walther
- Costume Design Erik Västhed
- Lighting Design Jan Seeger
- Dramaturgy Katharina Riedeberger, Regina Genée
- Narrative & Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Set Design & Video Arne Walther
Staatskapelle Dresden
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Cast 21. Mar 2024 Change
- Narrative and Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Adaption Marcelo Gomes
- Music Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design and Video Arne Walther
- Costume Design Erik Västhed
- Lighting Design Jan Seeger
- Dramaturgy Katharina Riedeberger, Regina Genée
- Narrative & Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Set Design & Video Arne Walther
Staatskapelle Dresden
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
Complete Cast
- Narrative and Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Adaption Marcelo Gomes
- Music Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design and Video Arne Walther
- Costume Design Erik Västhed
- Lighting Design Jan Seeger
- Dramaturgy Katharina Riedeberger
- Narrative & Choreography after Marius Petipa Aaron S. Watkin
- Set Design & Video Arne Walther
Staatskapelle Dresden
Generously supported by the Semperoper Foundation
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