It's a darker, Gothic take on the story of classic fairytale. It uses Tchaikovsky's original score (which many of you may be familiar with due to the Disney version). The choreography is amazing. The costumes are beautiful. Not a single stitch of dialogue and you know exactly what is going on. It's extremely magical and sensual.
The show starts in 1890 and ends in modern times. Princess Aurora is obtained by her parents with help of the evil fairy. The baby princess is played by a puppet and is extremely energetic, climbing the curtains. The king and queen forget to thank the evil fairy and the kid gets cursed to die, but the other fairies soften it to sleep. The princess sleeps for 100 years, and how does her love stay alive until she wakes? Vampires.
This was a wonderful interpretation of Sleeping Beauty. I'm going to find more of Matthew Bourne's ballets on DVD. He has a real gift for staging and choreography.
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