You marveled at Beauty and the Beast, cried at Romeo and Juliet and thrilled at Cinderella, now see the ballet that started it all, Tchaikovsky’s finest ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, performed by a company of 50 spectacular dancers from the legendary Moscow Festival Ballet at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts Saturday, January 9 at 2 p.m. For tickets call 586.286.2222.
The Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in 1989 when the principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Radchenko sought to realize his vision of a company, bringing together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies in an independent new company within the framework of Russian classic ballet. Leading dancers from across Russia have forged, under Radchenko’s direction, an exciting new company, staging new productions of timeless classics. Macomb Center’s engagement featuring The Sleeping Beauty was one of the first of choreographer Marius Petipa’s classics to be seen in Western Europe. It has now been adopted worldwide, and performance of the leading role remains a kind of initiation rite for aspiring ballerinas.
The Sleeping Beauty was choreographed in strict association with Tchaikovsky's music. The themes - a young girl's coming of age and the triumph of good over evil are developed dramatically and musically during the course of the ballet. Each of the three acts spotlights Princess Aurora, the first celebrating her girlhood, the second her falling in love, and the third her marriage. The Sleeping Beauty is a supreme demonstration of the challenge of Petipa's style - steel point work, sharply accented spinning turns, soaring leaps, high extensions, brilliant battery (beats in the air), daring lifts and, in addition, it gives a fairy tale plot lavish stage treatment.
Ticket prices range from $17 to $52 with discounts available for students, senior citizens, military personnel (both active and retired with a valid military I.D.), and groups of 20 or more. Purchase tickets in person at the Macomb Center box office Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Friday 12 - 6 p.m. The Macomb Center for the Performing Arts is located on Macomb College's Center Campus at 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, Michigan 48038. Tickets and additional information, including a complete season schedule, are available online at www.MacombCenter.com or by calling 586.286.2222.
The Moscow Festival Ballet is a production of Columbia Artists and is sponsored in part by the DTE Energy Foundation and the Macomb Center’s premiere sponsors for the 2009-2010 season AT&T, The Macomb Daily and National City.
About the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts
The Macomb Center for the Performing Arts is a community enrichment program of Macomb College dedicated to providing a diverse range of family-oriented cultural enrichment experiences. The Macomb Center presents high-quality professional performances, offers educational outreach in the arts and, in partnership with the adjacent Albert L. Lorenzo Cultural Center, creates unique opportunities for multifaceted cultural programming.
Details-at-a-glance:
A Columbia Artists Production
MOSCOW FESTIVAL BALLET
Performing Sleeping Beauty
Saturday, January 9, 2 p.m.
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts
44757 Garfield Rd., Clinton Township 48038
586.286.2222 www.MacombCenter.com
Tickets: $17 to $52
Discounts available for students, seniors, military personnel, and groups of 20 or more
Media contact:
Sandy Hazelton
586.226.4737
hazeltons@macomb.edu