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Marcos Morau reworks The Sleeping Beauty for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, with sleep itself at the centre. Juan Cristóbal Saavedra adds electronic sounds to Tchaikovsky's 1890 score.
What to expect
The fairy tale becomes an allegory about our relationship with time, and the beauty's dream world of images, fears and desires takes centre stage.
- Choreography by Marcos Morau
- Electronic sounds by Juan Cristóbal Saavedra
- Tchaikovsky's 1890 score is reworked
- Sleep, not waking, is central
Questions
When does The Sleeping Beauty start and end?
The Sleeping Beauty is on Tuesday, 2 February 2027, 20:00.
Where is The Sleeping Beauty?
The Sleeping Beauty takes place at Capitole Gent, Graaf van Vlaanderenplein 5, Gent.
How much are tickets for The Sleeping Beauty?
Tickets for The Sleeping Beauty cost from €18.64 at the theatre's official ticket shop.
What music is used?
Tchaikovsky's romantic ballet composition from 1890, enriched with electronic sounds by contemporary composer Juan Cristóbal Saavedra.
How long does it last?
The complete timing is published a few days before the performance on **capitole-gent.be**.
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Getting there
Capitole Gent, Graaf van Vlaanderenplein 5, 9000 Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, BE
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