Alberta Ballet Presents Sleeping Beauty

Cursed by a wicked fairy, the newborn Princess Aurora is fated to die from a prick to her finger on her sixteenth birthday. A good fairy intervenes to alter the wicked fairy’s tragic spell: instead of dying, Princess Aurora, and her entire kingdom, will fall into a deep sleep. Only true love’s kiss will unleash the power to awaken her and the rest of her kingdom.

This pinnacle of classical dance is heralded as ballet’s most sumptuous and artistically exacting masterpiece. Both the regal visual splendor and Tchaikovsky’s monumental score will enchant the entire family. Christopher Anderson’s singular interpretation substitutes the fairy tale’s usual European setting with awe-inspiring landscapes of the Canadian Rockies. Audiences will thrill at the grandeur of this breathtaking event.

Prior to the Edmonton performance of Sleeping Beauty presented by the Alberta Ballet, Christopher Anderson, Associate Artistic Director of Alberta Ballet whom choreographed Sleeping Beauty chatted with GayCalgary about this enigmatic performance.