The Sleeping Beauty Dutch National Ballet 2003

Cuban-American Fernando Bujones -- the American Ballet Theatre's principal dancer -- appears as the Ballet del Teatro Municipal's guest star in this impressive production of Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky's romantic fairy tale. Helmed by artistic director Ivan Nagy and featuring stunning sets and costumes, this 1982 performance was staged in Santiago, Chile, to commemorate the Teatro Municipal's 125th anniversary.

A medical miracle is chronicled in this documentary about a woman who shocks experts when she awakens from a 20-year coma with the power of speech.

From the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow comes classic ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, in cinemas nationwide. On her sixteenth birthday, Princess Aurora falls under the curse of the Evil Fairy Carabosse and into a deep slumber lasting one hundred years. Only the kiss of a prince can break the spell. A resplendent fairytale ballet, The Sleeping Beauty features scores of magical characters including fairies, the Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, and a beautiful young Princess Aurora performed by Olga Smirnova, a “truly extraordinary talent” (The Telegraph).

Christine Walsh stars in this enchanting production as Aurora, the ill-fated princess cursed by the wicked fairy Carabosse to fall into a 100-year slumber, a spell that can only be broken by a magical kiss from Prince Florimund (David Ashmole). Maina Gielgud directs this masterful adaptation of the Piotr llyich Tchaikovsky classic, featuring the Elizabethan Melbourne Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth.

On her 16th birthday, a curse by the evil Carabosse causes the beautiful Princess Aurora to fall into a deep slumber for 100 years. Only the kiss of a prince could awaken her…

Documentary about the making of Disney's Animated Classic.

Do-yeon, a 6th grade elementary school student, meets her cousin Sang-jun at her grandmother's funeral. On the last day of the funeral Do-yeon and Sang-jun go into an empty classroom near the funeral. There they have their first sexual experience. Lee Rae, a single women in her 50's, lives with her father who suffers from Alzheimer's. She raises ducks, but recently got rid of them because of Avian Influenza. Her father's physical and mental health has also worsened. He even asks Lee Rae to touch him inappropriately. 17 year old Su-Jin was smuggled into the country by professional brokers. She was adopted into a family that lives in a countryside farm. On her first day at the farm she was raped by her stepfather. They also share the same bedroom. Su-Jin is continuously accosted by her stepfather. Su-jin sole source of comfort is the grandson, who sympathizes with Su-jJn and her plight. He is a victim of physical abuse from the stepfather. Su-Jin then becomes pregnant.

Based on the well known fairy tale, with a score by Tchaikovsky, the Sleeping Beauty is one of the world's best loved ballets. At her christening Princess Aurora is cursed by Carabosse. Lessened by the Lilac Fairy, Aurora is fated to plunge into a deep sleep for a hundred years but will be awakened by a prince's kiss.

The Imperial Ice Stars combine the brilliance of world-class ice skating with the intimacy of theatre to bring to life the classic story of the Sleeping Beauty on Ice.

Tchaikovsky and Petipa's timeless ballet - acknowledged to be the most pure and demanding piece in the classic romantic repertoire – brings out Petipa's rich dance vocabulary with the sparkling virtuosity a superb performance needs. Recorded at Het Muziektheater in Amsterdam with The Dutch National Ballet in 2004. Choreographer Sir Peter Wright's sensitive staging closely reflects Marius Petipa's original work. Philip Prowse's ravishing Baroque sets and costumes add the glamour and grandeur essential to a ballet intended for the court of the Russian Tsar.

"Sleeping Beauty", one of the three major ballets composed by Tchaikovsky. A beautiful and elegant stage based on Charles Perrault's fairy tale, it is a masterpiece that is said to be the pinnacle of classical ballet. At the "Sleeping Beauty" performed by the Maki Asami Ballet Company, attention will be focused on 200 gorgeous costumes and magnificent stage sets.The magnificent court story that unfolds on the stage will recreate the world of stories that everyone was familiar with when they were young. Don't miss the dream stage, which is touted as the masterpiece of classical ballet.

Artists, collaborators, and historians past and present reflect on the making of one of Walt Disney's masterpieces, and how no animated film has been able to top this perfectionist art style since.

Joan's life is passing her by. Her job is dull and at home she looks after her elderly Mother. There is nothing remarkable about her - apart from an amazing singing voice which no-one ever hears. Until that is Pat, a friendly nurse who is looking after Joan's Mother, hears Joan singing to her records one day. Pat sings with a womens choir called the Friends of Dusty. Would Joan like to be a Friend of Dusty too?

The world-famous Russian All Stars, under the direction of the Russian Olympic coach Tatiana Tarasova, present their hugely popular 'Ballet on Ice' staging of Tchaikovsky's classic Sleeping Beauty. Filmed in widescreen High Definition, this DVD presents the ultimate combination of graceful ballet, exhilarating ice skating and beautiful music!

In the kingdom of Letonia, the young prince Égon spends his nights playing the drums. During the day, he only has one thing on his mind: finding Sleeping Beauty in the kingdom of Kentz and breaking the spell over her. But his father, the king, doesn’t believe in fairy tales, and is completely opposed to Égon’s dream. It’s Maggie Jerkins, an archeologist from Unesco, who will provide Egon with the opportunity to follow his heart.

Edmond, a man in his sixties whose wife has recently passed away, is told about a secret establishment where men can spend an entire night in bed alongside beautiful, sleeping young women, who stretch, roll over and dream, but never awaken. Bedazzled by their seductive yet innocent tenderness, but distressed about the reason for their deep sleep, he delves into the mystery of the house of sleeping beauties.

The radiant Alla Sizova stars as Princess Aurora in this artful film version of Tchaikovsky's timeless classic from the world-renowned Kirov Ballet, a production based on the highly acclaimed, original choreography by Marius Petipa. The legendary troupe's majesty and skill are on full display as they perform one of the world's most beloved ballets with supporting performances from Natalia Dudinskaya, Yuri Solovyov and Valeri Panov.

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