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Sleeping Beauty - Annual SCGB ballet event

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Date:  Thursday 30 November 2006 Time:  7.30 pm Venue:  Covent Garden - Royal Opera House Price:  £83 per person Deadline:

We have pleasure in inviting you to our Annual Ballet Event, to see the cast of the Royal Ballet Company perform Sleeping Beauty. Again we have secured “prime” seats for all of our guests and to add to the evening, guests will meet for wine and canapés in a private area in the floral hall.   Whether you come to it as a perennial favourite or as a first-time discovery, The Sleeping Beauty brings together all of the appeal of classical ballet in one great work. There is the timeless fairy story of the young princess, the wicked witch Carabosse, a century of sleep and the awakening kiss of a handsome prince. There is spectacle in the court scenes, a wealth of dances for the corps de ballet and wonderful opportunities for the Soloists' skill. And there is a setting that takes its lead from richly colourful designs by Oliver Messel.   Petipa first choreographed The Sleeping Beauty in 1890 to Tchaikovsky's great musical score. Then in 1946, when Ninette de Valois staged it for Sadler's Wells Ballet (later to become The Royal Ballet), it also entered the history and heart of the Company, and it was this re-created historic production that was reawakened - like its heroine - for the start of the 75th anniversary celebrations. Now the production returns to bring the entire Company on stage in a wealth of dazzling dance and scenic splendour.   BOOKING   £83 per person - includes "prime seat" and light buffet & wine.   To sign up, please click on the following link: > http://www.eventbrite.com/event/38333657 < (A new page will open up)   OR Send your cheque, made payable to: The Stanford Club of Great Britain c/o 11 Charleville Circus London SE26 6NR (please send your full contact details, class and year)     Bookings & Club Membership Info.: Contact our Events Director, Lesleyanne Hunt - lesley.hunt@stanfordalumni.org.uk

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