Vara Konserthus 12.11
Skövde Kulturhus 18.11
Linköping Konsert & Kongress 19.11
Jönköping Konsert & Kongress 20.11
Upplands-Bro Ekhammarscenen 21.11
Västerås Konserthus 22.11
Uppsala Konsert & Kongress 23.11
Örebro Konserthus 24.11
Stockholm Cirkus 26.11
Sundsvall Tonhallen 29.1
Växjö Konserthus 6.12
Frederikshavn Det Musiske Hus 2.11
Esbjerg Musikhuset 3.11
Horsens Ny Teater 4.11
Frederiksberg KB Hallen 5.11
Nykøbing Falster Teater 6.11
Værløse Kulturhuset Galaksen 7.11
Skive KulturCenter 8.11
Herning MCH Kongrescenter 9.11
Hillerød Royal Stage 11.11
Larvik Bølgen 13.11
Stavanger Konserthus 15.11
Arendal Kulturhus 16.11
Lillestrøm Kultursenter 17.11
Who will awaken the beautiful Princess Aurora from her 100-year sleep? We invite you to a magical world that will swirl with brilliant waltzes performed by the Classical Ukrainian Ballet Etoile. Thanks to the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky and the magnificent choreography of Marius Petipa, Charles Perrault's "children's tale" has become a pearl of classical ballet, a timeless poem about the struggle between good and evil.
"Sleeping Beauty" is a harmonious combination of beautiful music, virtuoso choreography, a fairy-tale plot and visual splendor, which makes it one of the most popular and beloved ballets in the world.
Plot of the ballet
The evil fairy Carabosse curses Princess Aurora, predicting her death from a spindle 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 the prince's kiss can wake her up.
Aurora falls asleep, and with her the whole kingdom.
A hundred years later, Prince Desire, guided by the Lilac Fairy, finds Aurora and wakes her up 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, spins and lifts. Particularly famous are the Dance of the Lilac Fairy, the Waltz, the Pas de Deux of Aurora and Prince Desire and the variation of Princess Aurora in the first act, which require virtuoso technique and lightness from the soloists.
Viewer reviews:
Birgitta
A fantastic break from everyday life! Beautiful costumes, skillful dancing, beautiful music and everything took me to a dream world for a while.
Ami
Wonderful! The Grand Pas de deux was so beautiful that I started to cry!
Ingrid
Fantastically beautiful 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.
Masterpieces of world classics performed by stars of classical ballet
The production of classical choreography by Marius Petipa will be performed by Classical Ukrainian Etoile Ballet - a company organized in Kyiv by soloists of the Ukrainian Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theater Irina and Anatoly Khandazhevsky. The performers include professional ballet dancers - winners of international ballet competitions, Honored Artists of Ukraine, soloists of Ukrainian, and from February 2022, European theaters. The performance involves artists of the highest level, in its productions the company uses real theatrical costumes and scenery, made by hand. A professional theatre lighting designer accompanies the ballet performance, creating an unforgettable atmosphere during the show. The music is reproduced in a very high-quality recording by the Kharkov Opera Orchestra.
This is a unique opportunity to see a real classical ballet of the highest level performed by the stars of the world classical ballet!
Ballet soloists:
Irina Khandazhevskaya, Prima Ballerina, Honored Artist of Ukraine, soloist of the Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theater, choreographer, Diploma winner of the International Ballet Competition "Premio Roma". Honorary award "People's Recognition 2010" in the nomination of an artist. Awarded "P. Virsky Prize" in the choreography nomination 2007. @irinakhandazhevskaya
Anatoly Khandazhevsky, soloist of the Kharkov Opera and Ballet Theatre (Ukraine), choreographer, Winner of 2nd prize in the International competition in Tallinn. @anatoliikhandazhevskii
Maria Shupilova, soloist of the Kyiv Opera. @shupilova_maria
Kristina Kadashevich, leading soloist of the Kharkov Opera and Ballet Theatre, laureate of international ballet competitions.
Katerina Andrenko, soloist of the Odessa National Opera, Hamburg Kammerballett, Opera Poznan. @andrenko_kate
Dmitry Lazovik, soloist of the Belarusian State Academic Musical Theatre, laureate of international ballet competitions.
Vsevolod Maievskyi, soloist of the English National Ballet, Ukrainian-born former dancer of Mariinsky Ballet. @vsevolod_maievskyi
Larisa Hrytsay, soloist of the Kharkov Opera and Ballet Theatre (Ukraine), soloist of the Odessa National Opera. @lorikeets89
The mission of the Etoile ballet is to bring goodness and beauty to the world, to inspire and raise society to a new spiritual level. The ballet troupe presents the world-famous masterpieces of classical ballet at a high level.
Irina Khandazhevska Anatoly Khandazhevskyi:
- "We want to preserve the creative heritage of the great masters of the world ballet art. We will be glad to give an unforgettable experience and see our audience in Scandinavia."
website https://balletukraine.com
Act One
A Room inside the Palace
King Florestan and his Queen are celebrating the christening of their daughter, Princess Aurora. The celebrations are suddenly interrupted and Catalabutte, the Master of Ceremonies responsible for compiling the guest list, realizes that he has neglected to invite the Fairy Carabosse. Carabosse appears with her entourage and swearts that she will be avenged on them all, predicting that one day Aurora will prick her finger and die. The Lilac Fairy appears and revokes the curse, promising that Aurora will not die but only fall asleep, to be awakened by a prince’s kiss after a hundred years. For fear of Aurora coming to any harm, King Florestan declares that, on pain of death, no sharp needles are ever to be allowed at court.
The Palace Gardens.
The villagers are celebrating Princess Aurora’s sixteenth birthday with garlands and baskets of flowers. At the birthday celebrations, four princes seek her hand in marriage, and she dances with each of them. At the height of the celebrations, Carabosse, disguised as an old woman, gives Aurora a spindle. The Princess dances with the spindle and, pricking her finger, collapses as Carabosse reveals her true identity. Once more the Lilac Fairy appears, and as the Princess is carried outdoors, casts a spell of sleep over the whole court.
Act two
The Forest.
One hundred years later, Prince Florimund and his courtiers are hunting deer. Suddenly the Prince becomes melancholy, and sends his retinue to follow the hunt so that he may be alone. In his solitude he has a vision of Princess Aurora. Then, directed by the Lilac Fairy, the Prince journeys through the forest to King Florestan’s palace. There he finds Aurora asleep, and awakens her with a kiss. The whole court comes to life, and the King and Queen approve the betrothal of Princess Aurora and Prince Florimund.
The Palace Ballroom
The court celebrates the wedding of the Prince and Princess with a great ball. The fairy-tale characters of the Bluebird and Puss in Boots also come to pay their respects with special dances. Finally, the Prince and Princess dance together, and in a final celebration are joined by the whole court.
