Sleeping Beauty with Classical Ukrainian Ballet Etoile
About the show
Who will awaken the beautiful Princess Aurora from her 100-year slumber? We invite you to a magical world that will swirl with brilliant waltzes performed by Classical Ukrainian Ballet Etoile. Thanks to the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky and the magnificent choreography of Marius Petipa, Charles Perrault's 'fairy tale' has become a gem of classical ballet, a timeless poem about the struggle between good and evil.
'Sleeping Beauty' is a harmonious combination of beautiful music, virtuosic choreography, a fairy-tale plot, and visual splendor, making it one of the most popular and beloved ballets in the world.
The plot of the ballet
The evil fairy Carabosse curses Princess Aurora and predicts her death from a needle prick on her sixteenth birthday. The good Lilac Fairy softens the curse: Aurora will not die but will fall asleep for a hundred years, and only a kiss from the prince can awaken her. Aurora falls asleep, and with her the entire kingdom. A hundred years later, Prince Désiré, guided by the Lilac Fairy, finds Aurora and awakens her with a kiss. The curse is broken, and the lovers celebrate their wedding.
This ballet requires a high level of technical skill from the dancers. It includes complex steps, jumps, pirouettes, and lifts. Particularly famous are the dance to the Lilac Fairy, the waltz, the pas de deux to Aurora and Prince Désiré, and the variation to Princess Aurora in the first act, which demands virtuosic technique and lightness from the soloists.
The production of classical choreography by Marius Petipa will be performed by Classical Ukrainian Etoile Ballet – a company organized in Kyiv by soloists Irina and Anatoliy Khandazhevsky from Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theatre in Ukraine. The performers include professional ballet dancers – winners of international ballet competitions, honored artists from Ukraine, soloists from Ukrainian, and from February 2022, European theaters.
The performance involves artists of the highest level, and in its productions, the company uses genuine theater costumes and sets, handmade. A professional theater lighting designer accompanies the ballet performance and creates an unforgettable atmosphere during the show. The music is rendered in a high-quality recording by the Kharkiv Opera Orchestra. This is a unique opportunity to see genuine classical ballet at the highest level performed by stars from the world's ballet stages!
Ballet soloists:
-Irina Khandazhevskaya, Prima Ballerina, honored artist from Ukraine, soloist at Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theatre, choreographer, diploma winner of the international ballet competition 'Premio Roma'. Honorary award 'People’s Recognition 2010' in the artist nomination. Awarded 'P. Virsky Prize' in the choreography nomination 2007. @irinakhandazhevskaya
-Anatoliy Khandazhevsky, soloist at Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theatre (Ukraine), choreographer, prize winner in international competition in Tallinn. @anatoliikhandazhevskii
-Maria Shupilova, soloist at Kyiv Opera. @shupilova_maria
-Kristina Kadashevich, leading soloist at Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theatre, winner of international ballet competitions.
-Katerina Andrenko, soloist at Odessa National Opera, Hamburg Chamber Ballet, Opera Poznan. @andrenko_kate
-Dmitry Lazovik, soloist at Belarusian State Academic Musical Theatre, winner of international ballet competitions.
-Vsevolod Maievskyi, soloist at English National Ballet, Ukrainian-born former dancer at Mariinsky Ballet. @vsevolod_maievskyi
-Larisa Hrytsay, soloist at Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theatre (Ukraine), soloist at Odessa National Opera. @lorikeets89
Audience reviews:
-Birgitta: A fantastic break from everyday life! Beautiful costumes, skilled dance, beautiful music, and everything took me to a dream world for a moment.
-Ami: Wonderful! Grand Pas de deux was so beautiful that I started to cry!
-Ingrid: Amazingly fine dance and music and beautiful costumes!
The tour is presented by the Norwegian organization Kultur for Folket to support Ukrainian classical ballet art and Ukrainian artists who do not have the opportunity to perform in their homeland. The tour takes place in November and December in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. More information can be found at www.kulturforfolket.com
Group booking: If you are 4 people or more, booking is done through tickets@cirkus.se
Wheelchair space is purchased via Cirkus at tickets@cirkus.se
