With all my obsession with fairy tales I was delighted to experience Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty last night.
It’s fresh, modern and stylish. A bit shocking, dark but humorous. Perfectly choreographed and passionately performed. It links today’s dance moves with classical music and I have no trouble to admit that it looks good and it fits.
Vibrant colors: dark purple, dark blue, black and dazzling red contrast with everyday whites and beige. It’s a Halloween type of magic where even a good fairy may be a vampire. Although the story deviates from its original version it’s so transparent that it doesn’t keep you wondering about what just happened on stage. The story’s narrative is vivid and clear and so attuned to the music. I liked that the director didn’t treat neither the classics nor himself too seriously opening some space for experiment, imagination and fun.
Refer to this wonderful post to see more picture from the performance.
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