“Spring arrived early in the form of A&A Ballet’s superior ‘Sleeping Beauty’ fairy tale spectacle”
– Splash Magazine
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"A & A Ballet is one of those places with the gift of turning raw talent into prodigious proficiency." - City Pleasures
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"The show is incredible." - Fandads
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"Splendidly showcasing an impressively talented cast, chock-full of precision in attitudes, dexterous ballonnés, effortless extensions, and fearless fish dives." - Splash Magazine
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Sleeping Beauty
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Athenaeum Theater I Historic Main Stage
2936 N Southport Ave I Lakeview, Chicago
All Ages I 105 minutes with intermission
A new spin on this timeless classic. Experience A&A BALLET's one-of-a-kind retelling of The Sleeping Beauty.
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Cursed by a wicked fairy, the newborn Princess Aurora is fated to die from a prick to her finger on her sixteenth birthday.
A good fairy intervenes to alter the wicked fairy’s tragic spell: instead of dying, Princess Aurora, and her entire kingdom, will fall into a deep sleep. Only true love’s kiss will unleash the power to awaken her and the rest of her kingdom.
This pinnacle of classical dance is heralded as ballet’s most sumptuous and artistically exacting masterpiece.Both the regal visual splendor and Tchaikovsky’s monumental score will enchant the entire family.
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Best family entertainment for ages 4 and up!
"It is impossible to find one word that summarizes Kremnev's choreography: It is everything, encompassing the best and brilliance of what movement can be while breaking boundaries of what we know."