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 company's 25t...
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 – and n... more info