CANNES, France, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A Moscow professional ballet company premiered "Sleeping Beauty" in Cannes as part of the city's Russian art festival, it was reported.
The fairy tale ballet, with music by Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky and French balletmaster Marius Petitpas, was performed Friday under the direction of Natalya Kasatkina and Vladimir Vasilyev, art directors for the State Academic Theatre of Classical Ballet, the Russian Information Agency Novosti said.
"(We) created a dramatic framework for 'The Sleeping Beauty' ballet, and did our best to deepen the tempers of its characters, first of all Aurora and prince Desire. We strove to make this story befitting the great music of Tchaikovsky. There are even avant-garde elements in our production but they do not destroy this ballet but, as we hope, enrich it," Kasatkina said.
The Russian theater company, which annually performs in Cannes, will perform "The Nutcracker" Saturday for the festival's closing ceremony.
