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"THE SLEEPING BEAUTY"
Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 8pm
Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 8pm
Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 3pm & 8pm
Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 3pm

Choreography by Gen Horiuchi after Marius Petipa
Music by Peter Tchaikovsky

What makes a ballet about a children's fairy tale have such incredible staying power with adult audiences? The great classical ballet "The Sleeping Beauty" is considered a masterpiece today because both its score and its choreography are flawlessly constructed and magical.

Audiences will fall in love with this classic fairy tale featuring Princess Aurora and her godmother fairies. Most importantly the Lilac Fairy who protects her from the evil Carabosse but cannot save her from 100 years of sleep. The only way to break the spell...a kiss from a deserving Prince. The perfect fairy tale of good and evil with a happily ever after ending.

Saint Louis Ballet is eager to present "The Sleeping Beauty" to St. Louis audiences.