Beck Center’s Dance Workshop and Dance Education program proudly present an encore production of a condensed version of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet Sleeping Beauty April 27 through 29 in the Recital Hall of the Music-Armory Building at the Beck Center for the Arts. Show times are 7 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are on sale now.
This romantic fairy tale tells the story of the beautiful princess Aurora who is cursed at birth by a wicked fairy to prick her finger on a spindle and sleep for 100 years until awakened by true love’s first kiss. The ballet concludes with a wedding celebration visited by fairy tale characters.
Beck’s production, specially choreographed for children, includes a cast of 65 students including 12 male dancers. Princess Aurora will be danced by Julia Horner, age 17. Taylor Gerrasch, age 17, will dance the role of the wicked fairy Carabosse and Abby Schneider, age 16, is featured as the Lilac Fairy. The two lead male dancers, Toryan Abner and Phillip Williams appear courtesy of the Cleveland School of the Arts. With original choreography by Marius Petipa, Beck’s Sleeping Beauty includes additional choreography by Melanie Szucs, associate director of Dance Education and artistic director of the Dance Workshop at the Beck Center.
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Tickets are $12 for adults/seniors and $10 for students/children 18 and under. (Ticket prices include service fees.) For tickets, visit beckcenter.org or call the Beck Center box office at 216.521.2540, ext. 10. Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available.