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Matthew Bourne's "Sleeping Beauty" is pretty darn great

Posted by: bicoastal 02:01 am EST 11/22/13

It's at the Ahmanson for a short run, but it is more than worth the effort to see. The choreography is stunning and the dancing, especially that of the three leads, is absolutely breathtaking. Throw in gorgeous sets and costumes and you are in for a pretty darn great evening.


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Posted by: Pir8Jenny 02:28 am EST 11/22/13
In reply to: Matthew Bourne's "Sleeping Beauty" is pretty darn great - bicoastal 02:01 am EST 11/22/13

Just got back from opening night and I concur. Exceptional dancing and the visuals are terrific.

My only reservation is that it didn't hit me emotionally like some of the rest of Bourne's work. (I mean, I wept openly at both "Cinderella" and "Edward Scissorhands.") This was gorgeous and entertaining and witty and over-the-top (in a good way) but my heart didn't break for any of them.

But, damn, they danced well.

(Also, was it just me, or did anyone else REALLY want to see Caradoc and Lilac have a solid showdown? No? OK, never mind.)


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Posted by: bicoastal 10:24 pm EST 11/22/13
In reply to: re: Matthew Bourne's "Sleeping Beauty" is pretty darn great - Pir8Jenny 02:28 am EST 11/22/13

That was one of my favorite parts!


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Posted by: Pir8Jenny 01:18 pm EST 11/24/13
In reply to: re: Matthew Bourne's "Sleeping Beauty" is pretty darn great - bicoastal 10:24 pm EST 11/22/13

Really? I liked the visual, but was disappointed from a dance point of view. Because it seemed that the whole scene was working its way up to a showdown between these two -- a let's just get everyone else out of the way and watch these two dancers attack each other (a concept of which I wholly approve, as one of the things Bourne does really really well is choreograph for strong, charismatic male dancers). So I was waiting for that to happen and when they actually got there, it was a stunning visual, but pretty anti-climactic in terms of awesome dance.


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re: Matthew Bourne's "Sleeping Beauty" is pretty darn great

Posted by: rodneyra 03:16 am EST 11/22/13
In reply to: re: Matthew Bourne's "Sleeping Beauty" is pretty darn great - Pir8Jenny 02:28 am EST 11/22/13

God I wish I could get down to LA to see this. I love Matthew's work.


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Posted by: Richard Connema 02:52 pm EST 11/23/13
In reply to: re: Matthew Bourne's "Sleeping Beauty" is pretty darn great - rodneyra 03:16 am EST 11/22/13

Same here. We saw this company's production of Cinderella in London several years ago. It was fantastic.


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re: Matthew Bourne's "Sleeping Beauty" is pretty darn great

Posted by: bicoastal 10:24 pm EST 11/22/13
In reply to: re: Matthew Bourne's "Sleeping Beauty" is pretty darn great - rodneyra 03:16 am EST 11/22/13

I think it's only touring in six cities, and if you can, I think you'd find it worthwhile. But several of his ballets have been filmed....don't know about any plans for this one though.


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re: Matthew Bourne's "Sleeping Beauty" is pretty darn great

Posted by: MikeR 01:48 pm EST 11/27/13
In reply to: re: Matthew Bourne's "Sleeping Beauty" is pretty darn great - bicoastal 10:24 pm EST 11/22/13

It was indeed filmed, and is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

URL: http://www.amazon.com/Sleeping-Beauty-A-Gothic-Romance/dp/B00E4V0FAG

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