The Sleeping Beauty

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The most lavish ballet of the year, The Sleeping Beauty returns to bewitch and entrance audiences once more.

Against Tchaikovsky’s luminous score, gilded costumes, extraordinary artistry, and dreamlike sets promise to transport you to a fairytale kingdom in a ballet for the ages.

This is ballet at its most spectacular. Don’t miss your chance to experience The Sleeping Beauty, an unforgettable masterpiece of romance and magic.

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Adelaide / Tarndanya
22 – 29 July 2025
Brisbane / Meanjin
16 – 23 August 2025
Sydney / Warrang
21 November – 17 December 2025

Duration
2 hours and 50 minutes / 2 Intervals

TSB 2400x160020 — Principal Artist Benedicte Bemet and Artists of The Australian Ballet, *The Sleeping Beauty* (McAllister) 2018
Photo Kate Longley

TSB 2400x160019 — Principal Artist Benedicte Bemet and Artists of The Australian Ballet, *The Sleeping Beauty* (McAllister) 2018
Photo Kate Longley

TSB 2400x160011 — Valerie Tereshchenko and Artists of The Australian Ballet, *The Sleeping Beauty* (McAllister) 2018
Photo Kate Longley

TSB 2400x160010 — Ty King-Wall and Principal Artist Robyn Hendricks, *The Sleeping Beauty* (McAllister) 2018
Photo Kate Longley

TSB 2400x16003 — Artists of The Australian Ballet, *The Sleeping Beauty* (McAllister) 2018
Photo Daniel Boud

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“"A visual feast.”” - The Guardian
“"The Sleeping Beauty is a magical night of ballet, filled with delightful moments"” - Arts Hub

Ten years since its spectacular premiere, David McAllister’s opulent production, The Sleeping Beauty, returns to whisk you away into a magical realm of fairies and spells, good versus evil and a royal romance.

Accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s enchanting score, The Sleeping Beauty is a dreamlike vision, evoking ballet’s golden era with traditional choreography and extravagant designs. The gilded set stands alongside over 300 bespoke costumes, wigs and fairy wings, designed by the award-winning Gabriela Tylesova. Be transported to the splendour of fairyland’s royal court with David McAllister’s classical masterpiece, The Sleeping Beauty.

Content Advisory

The Sleeping Beauty contains theatrical pyrotechnics (flash pots), theatrical fog and haze effects and is suitable for ages 6+

David Hallberg's insight

"Tchaikovsky and Petipa created some of the most significant works in classical ballet. We are thrilled to give audiences ballets of this magnitude that celebrate its tradition and grandeur. A ballet like The Sleeping Beauty deserves a production as lavish and colourful as David McAllister’s."

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600 x 800 LW27 — Jill Ogai. Photography Lynette Wills

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Production credits

Choreography Marius Petipa
Production and additional choreography David McAllister
Dramaturge Lucas Jervies
Music Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Set and costume design Gabriela Tylesova
Lighting design Jon Buswell

The Sleeping Beauty was made possible through the generosity of The Australian Ballet’s philanthropic community. We thank all of the donors who gifted us with a ballet that will delight our audiences for generations

Music

Adelaide
With Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

Brisbane
With Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Sydney
With Opera Australia Orchestra

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