Behind the scenes at the Boston Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty

April 18, 2009   1 Comment  

James Witeside, soloist with The Boston Ballet, performs in The Sleeping Beauty. (Blast Magazine staff photo/Sarah Gordon)

The story of Sleeping Beauty is widely known by every generation.‚  Most forget however that the popular Disney movie with all of its singing squirrels and flying fairies was preceded by the popular ballet of the same name that has captivated audiences for over a century. Charles Perrault first published the traditional fairytale of Sleeping [...]