Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty - Preview
Preview: Season 41 Episode 23 | 40s
Choreographer Matthew Bourne gives the classic fairy tale ballet a Gothic spin.
Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty ballet, about a young woman who endures a decades-long slumber, is given a Gothic spin by choreographer Matthew Bourne, who also starts the story in 1890, when fairies, vampires and decadent opulence fed the Gothic imagination. Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty airs Friday, April 25 at 9 pm on PBS.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty - Preview
Preview: Season 41 Episode 23 | 40s
Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty ballet, about a young woman who endures a decades-long slumber, is given a Gothic spin by choreographer Matthew Bourne, who also starts the story in 1890, when fairies, vampires and decadent opulence fed the Gothic imagination. Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty airs Friday, April 25 at 9 pm on PBS.
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Aurora Dances in Her Sleep in "Sleeping Beauty"
Princess Aurora's 100-year slumber becomes restless as it nears the end of its spell. (2m 20s)
Aurora's 100-Year Sleep in Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty
Princess Aurora's 100-year slumber becomes restless as it nears the end of its spell. (2m 20s)
The Curse is Broken in Sleeping Beauty
Leo awakens the sleeping Aurora with the kiss of true love. (2m 12s)
Matthew Bourne Interview. Creating a New Sleeping Beauty
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Dance history and storytelling is important to choreographer Matthew Bourne. (2m 11s)
Rose Adagio Duet from Sleeping Beauty, Act I
Matthew Bourne's playful choreography between young lovers, set to Tchaikovsky's music. (3m)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...