The Sleeping Beauty is a ballet in a prologue and three acts. Marius Petipa and Ivan Vsevolozhsky wrote the story of the ballet. It was based on Charles Perrault's 1697 fairy tale "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood". Tchaikovsky wrote the music. Marius Petipa designed the dances. The Sleeping Beauty was first presented at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 15 January 1890. Carlotta Brianza danced the Princess and Pavel Gerdt the Prince, with Marie Petipa as the Lilac Fairy and Enrico Cecchetti as Carabosse. It was first presented in Europe in a shortened version by the Ballets Russes in London on 2 November 1921. Catherine Littlefield designed the first complete Sleeping Beauty in the United States, and presented the production on 12 February 1937 at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, with the Philadelphia Ballet.
The Sleeping Beauty (ballet) | ballet in a prologue and three acts
Questions and Answers
Q: What is the title of the ballet?
A: The Sleeping Beauty.
Q: Who wrote the story for the ballet?
A: Marius Petipa and Ivan Vsevolozhsky wrote the story, which was based on Charles Perrault's 1697 fairy tale "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood".
Q: Who composed the music for The Sleeping Beauty?
A: Tchaikovsky composed the music.
Q: Who designed the dances for The Sleeping Beauty?
A: Marius Petipa designed the dances.
Q: Where was The Sleeping Beauty first presented?
A: It was first presented at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 15 January 1890.
Q: When did a shortened version of The Sleeping Beauty debut in Europe?
A: It debuted in Europe in a shortened version by Ballets Russes in London on 2 November 1921.
Q: Who designed and presented a complete version of The Sleeping Beauty in America?
A: Catherine Littlefield designed and presented a complete production of it on 12 February 1937 at Academy of Music, Philadelphia with Philadelphia Ballet.