Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beautywas a ballet production by The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet,produced in 2001.

Mats Ek choreographed to music by Peter Tchaikovsky.

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(Objekt ID 37695)
Object type Production
Premiere October 6, 2001
Produced by The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet
Based on The Sleeping Beauty by Peter Tsjaikovskij; Sleeping Beauty by Brødrene Grimm
Audience Adults, Youth
Keywords Ballet
Running period October 6, 2001  
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In Sleeping Beautyby The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, choreographed by Mats Ek, the fairy tale setting with princes and princesses was replaced by a setting with drugs and juvenile crime.

Ballet dancer Christine Thomassen won The Norwegian Critics' Award (dance) 2001/2002 for the role of Aurora (Sleeping Beauty).

Sources:

Norwegian Critics' Association, kritikerlaget.no, 29.09.2011, http://www.kritikerlaget.no/pages/nor/61-dansekritikerprisen_til_christine_thomassen

Kulturspeilet, www.pluto.no, 22.11.2013, http://www.pluto.no/kulturspeilet/faste/dno/Tornerose.html

Performance dates
October 6, 2001Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen Opening night