Disney's enchanting tale, Sleeping Beauty, was released in 1959, and audiences were whisked away to a kingdom where a baby princess named Aurora was born amidst great celebration and joy. However ...

Tchaikovsky’s score is inspired; Petipa’s choreography is highlighted by the Rose Adagio, where 16-year-old Princess Aurora balances precariously on pointe as she’s supported by each of her ...

Aurora means dawn. At New York City Ballet, there are Auroras — the princess at the heart of “The Sleeping Beauty” — and then there is Indiana Woodward, a dancer of inherent lightness and joy.

Audiences in Portsmouth are in for a magical treat this September when the award-winning English Youth Ballet (EYB) brings its acclaimed production of Sleeping Beauty to the Kings Theatre Portsmouth.

The Fairies from “Sleeping Beauty” dance on stage in the State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine's “Sleeping Beauty” Ballet on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Each fairy represents a gift bestowed upon ...

The 93-year-old Knoxville native – who still lives in Knoxville – was tapped in 1952 to voice Aurora in “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), the third Disney princess after Snow White and Cinderella.