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Christian Spuck:

Sleeping
Beauty

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Douwe Dekkers / Photo: Erik Berg

A new classic full-length ballet

Dancing on pointe to Tchaikovsky in an enchanting and beautiful version of the fairy tale, signed by the strong storyteller Christian Spuck.

Well-known adventure with a twist

Aurora, the fairies, the royal couple and a castle are all included, but the characters have been rewritten – and the normally wicked fairy Carabosse has plenty of reason to feel despair.  

Full of wit, irony, parody and deeper meaning

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Who kisses Aurora awake from her 100-year sleep?

We are all familiar with the story. During the christening of Princess Aurora, the uninvited Carabosse casts a horrible spell: on her 16th birthday, Aurora will prick her finger on a spinning wheel's spindle and die. Fortunately, the Lilac Fairy manages to weave her own spell, so that the princess is to sleep for 100 years, to be awakened by a prince.  

Rooted in the classic tale 

The super duo of Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa created the ballet Sleeping Beauty. The story itself originates from Charles Perrault’s fairytale from the 1600s. The curtain went up on the ballet in St. Petersburg in 1890 for the first time – and the rest is ballet history. To this very day, Sleeping Beauty continues to rank among the top ten most popular ballets. 

A magician with dance steps 

German choreographer Spuck is known as a master of creating narrative ballets and is behind such Norwegian National Ballet successes as Anna Karenina and Woyzeck. His Sleeping Beauty was performed to a full house in Zurich – and is a feast for both the eyes and the ears.

  • Co-production between the Zurich Ballet and Norwegian National Ballet 
  • Free introduction (in norwegian) one hour before the performance

Artistic team and Cast

  • Choreographer and Director
    Christian Spuck
  • Music
    Pjotr Tsjajkovskij
  • Set Designer
    Rufus Didwiszus
  • Costume Designer
    Buki Shiff
  • Lighting Designer
    Martin Gebhardt
  • Dramaturg
    Michael Küster
  • Conductur
    Robertas Servenikas
  • Participants
    Norwegian National Ballet, Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
    • Aurora
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
        • 6. Sep 2023 19:00
        • 16. Sep 2023 18:00
        • 22. Sep 2023 19:00
        • 1. Sep 2023 19:00
        • 15. Sep 2023 19:00
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        • 24. Sep 2023 18:00
    • Prins
    • Carabosse
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
        • 6. Sep 2023 19:00
        • 16. Sep 2023 18:00
        • 22. Sep 2023 19:00
        • 1. Sep 2023 19:00
        • 15. Sep 2023 19:00
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        • 24. Sep 2023 18:00
    • Syrinfe
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
        • 6. Sep 2023 19:00
        • 16. Sep 2023 18:00
        • 22. Sep 2023 19:00
        • 1. Sep 2023 19:00
        • 15. Sep 2023 19:00
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    • Gullfe
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
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    • Sølvfe
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
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    • Blå fe
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
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    • Grønn fe
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
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    • Rød fe
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
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    • Kongen
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
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    • Dronningen
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
        • 6. Sep 2023 19:00
        • 16. Sep 2023 18:00
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        • 1. Sep 2023 19:00
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    • Catalabutte
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
        • 6. Sep 2023 19:00
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        • 22. Sep 2023 19:00
        • 1. Sep 2023 19:00
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        • 24. Sep 2023 18:00
    • Guvernante
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
        • 6. Sep 2023 19:00
        • 16. Sep 2023 18:00
        • 22. Sep 2023 19:00
        • 1. Sep 2023 19:00
        • 15. Sep 2023 19:00
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    • Prins 1
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
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    • Prins 2
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
        • 6. Sep 2023 19:00
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        • 1. Sep 2023 19:00
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    • Prins 3
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
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    • Prins 4
        • 31. Aug 2023 19:30
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Biografier

Regi og koreografi: Christian Spuck
Musikalsk ledelse: Robertas Šervenikas
Kostymer: Buki Shiff
Scenografi: Rufus Didwiszus
Lysdesign: Martin Gebhardt