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Matthew Bourne awakens Sleeping Beauty in 21st century

The choreographer, known for his radical updates of classic works, is to create a new version of Tchaikovsky's ballet in which the princess will wake up in 2011 – and not fall in love at first sightAfter an all-male Swan Lake and the high-camp kitsch of his Nutcracker!, the choreographer Matthew Bourne is to complete his Tchaikovsky trilogy with a new version of one of the grandest ballets of them all – a modern-day Sleeping Beauty. Bourne today announced plans to celebrate his compa...

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15:37 on October 26 2011

Matthew Bourne awakens Sleeping Beauty in 21st century

Guardian Music — The choreographer, known for his radical updates of classic works, is to create a new version of Tchaikovsky's ballet in which the princess will wake up in 2011 – a... more info