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Article: A near perfect princess ; DANCE Royal Ballet/Sleeping Beauty Covent Garden

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March 18, 2008
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THE Sleeping Beauty is the standard by which we judge classical ballet companies. The reasons are many, but in a nutshell Beauty is one of the biggest and most difficult ballets to stage, and if you can get it right, no one doubts your artistic credentials.

By getting it right I don't just mean tip-top designs and proper dancing, although these do matter as anyone who has seen a second- rate production will know. Getting it right also means dancers who reveal not only the ballet's prettiness but also its paradox. Beauty is a thing of fairytale splendour, the story of a princess who sleeps for 100 years and is awoken by the kiss of a prince. It has cracking tunes and fab dancing, yet it's ...

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