The Sleeping Beauty

The World Ballet Company mounts a full-scale production of The Sleeping Beauty at the Mahaffey Theater, set to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s soaring score performed by a live orchestra. The touring ensemble presents the classical Marius Petipa choreography, requiring immense technical precision and classical poise from its international roster of dancers. Anchored by the infamous Rose Adagio and sweeping waltzes, the fairy-tale ballet follows Princess Aurora through a cursed slumber and a mythical awakening. The staging includes hand-painted backdrops and heavily detailed classical tutus, preserving the opulent aesthetic of the original 19th-century Imperial Russian tradition.