Colorado Ballet Opens Season with Sleeping Beauty

I am so excited to share some information about the 2018/2019 season at Colorado Ballet.  We are incredibly lucky to have such an amazing dance company in our backyard.  Over the years we have experienced The Nutcracker at the Colorado Ballet and every time it is simply breathtaking.  Teagan, out tiny ballerina, loves having a girls evening at the ballet with my mom, her and me.  It is fun to get dressed up and enjoy the performance in the beautiful Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver.

Colorado Ballet will open its 2018/2019 season with the timeless classical ballet Sleeping Beauty and we couldn’t be more excited!  We already have our girls evening at the ballet all planned with some dinner and dressing up with Grandma and Teagan is super excited to see one of her favorite fairy tales portrayed on stage.

Sleeping Beauty Coming To Colorado Ballet

From the few photos we have seen I can already tell that this ballet will have us all totally engaged and in awe of the talent and story.

About Sleeping Beauty

This classic fairy-tale tells the story of the beautiful princess Aurora, who falls under the spell of a wicked fairy on her 16^th birthday. Under the curse of this spell, the princess and entire village fall into 100 years of sleep. Only the kiss of true love can awaken the princess and break the spell. With the help of the Lilac Fairy, Prince Desirée must find his way to the sleeping princess in order to save his newfound love. Joy and a celebratory wedding ensue after the fateful kiss.

The role of Princess Aurora is one of the most challenging roles a ballerina can dance. This along with the lavish sets, costumes and good versus evil story will certainly transport you to a land of enchantment. Sleeping Beauty premiered in 1890 and remains one of the most performed and beloved ballets today. A collaboration between legendary choreographer Marius Petipa and composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty is based on Charles Perrault’s La Belle au bois dormant and was first performed at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Sleeping Beauty runs October 5 – 14 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House with choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performed live by the Colorado Ballet Orchestra.

PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES

Friday, October 5, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 2 p.m.
Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 12, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 2 p.m.

TICKETS

Tickets range from $30 to $155. Visit Colorado Ballet website or call Patron Services at 303-837-8888 ext. 2 to purchase tickets.  To continue to reduce the number of ticket resellers, please purchase directly through Colorado Ballet via the website or phone number listed above. Tickets purchased through resellers may not be valid.

Like I said we are so excited for our girls evening at the ballet and cannot wait to share with you how we enjoyed Sleeping Beauty.  With this being the opening show for this season I can tell it is going to be a great season for Colorado Ballet.

MORE UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS

 The Nutcracker | November 24 – December 24, 2018
Ellie Caulkins Opera House

 The Wizard of Oz | February 1 – 10, 2019
Ellie Caulkins Opera House

 Tour de Force | March 8-10, 2019
Featuring Colorado Ballet, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance and Wonderbound
Ellie Caulkins Opera House

 Ballet MasterWorks | April 5 – 14, 2019
Featuring Carmina Burana and Serenade
Ellie Caulkins Opera House

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Disclosure:  We were provided with free tickets to view the performance in exchange for our honest review.  All opinions are my own.  Photos by Terry Shapiro.