The Sleeping Beauty - A Ballet On Ice (The Russian All Stars)

A 1994 production choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova.

This ultimate fantasy is the romantic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty performed by The Russian All-Stars with great artistry, precision and feats of daredevil acrobatic skating. This lavish production brought audiences and critics to their feet at its premiere. Set to Tchaikovsky's thrilling score it has been devised and choreographed by the legendary Tatiana Tarasova, world-famous Olympic figure-skating coach.

The Sleeping Beauty is vividly brought to the stage by twenty-two of Russia's top professional ice skaters. This unique television production marries the discipline of ice dance with the lyrical precision of classical ballet.

Princess Aurora - Inna Volyanskaya;
Prince Désiré – Valery Spiridonov;
Lilac Fairy - Ilona Melnichenko;
Carabosse, Bluebird - Olga Volozhinskaya;
King Florestan - Stanislav Voytyuk;
Queen - Tatyana Voytyuk.

Artistic Director: Tatyana Tarasova
Director: Semyon Mogilevskij
Choreography: Tatyana Tarasova
Artista: Natalia Bolshakova.
The State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Evgeny Svetlanov

Produced and Directed for Television by Nigel Shepherd.