“ ⠀ Last week my son and I went to the Sleeping Beauty ballet staged by the M. Petipa Russian Classical Ballet at the Novaya Opera Theater. We were able to see the classic version of the ballet by Marius Petipa edited by Valentin Grishchenko. ⠀ This is a real fairy tale for viewers of any age! ⠀ We found ourselves in a real palace: huge marble columns, glittering chandeliers, painted ceilings, statues and paintings. Scenery. Very strong: they change from one picture to another. If in the first action we see a castle on the hill, resembling a medieval castle, then in the second - a castle resembling the Great Peterhof Palace. Over the 100th anniversary of sleep, both the outfits and the architectural style have changed a lot (it can be seen very well). ⠀ Costumes impressed with their wealth and luxury. Julia Zhuravleva created amazing dresses) I really liked the beau monde outfits: the king, the queen and their guests. The fairies ballet tutus were very beautiful and bright. The image of the evil Carabos Fairy (vividly different from all the other characters in the fairy tale) turned out to be vivid and memorable. ⠀ The story itself is so familiar to young viewers that there is no need to carefully study the libretto. My son asked only the names of fairies and some wedding guests. ⠀ Many thanks to the New Opera Orchestra for Tchaikovsky's magnificent music. Very harmonious performance) ⠀ The brightest were the scenes with the participation of the Evil Fairy: the whole scene was filled with a red ominous color. Here, in fact, I want to mention the game of Konstantin Marikin: his every movement, the sound of a cane, the waving of his raincoat - all this attracted attention and created a crazy dynamic. ⠀ The son also liked the dancing of fairy-tale characters at the wedding of Princess Aurora: the white kitten (Natalia Sokolnikova) and the cat in boots (Denis Tyurin), as well as the dance of the Red Hat (Christina Khokhryakova) and the Gray Wolf (Maxim Marinin). ⠀ I was most impressed by the skill of the soloists: Nadezhda Ivanovs (Princesses Aurora) and Alexander Tarasov (Prince Desire). ⠀ We liked the ballet!) I recommend to visit with children of any age)