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Overview

Experience Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s exquisite ballet on the big screen.

A spellbinding fairytale ballet filmed at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s exquisite ballet will leave you spellbound. A stunning version of one of the world’s favourite fairytales. Experience all that is grand, gleaming and gorgeous, filmed at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

★★★★ Financial Times
★★★★ The Stage
★★★★ The Telegraph
★★★★ The Times

3 Reasons to see

A fairytale ballet that enchants audiences of all ages.

Exquisite dancing, sparkling costumes.

Tchaikovsky’s glorious music, performed live by English National Ballet Philharmonic.

On stage a male dancer in royal clothing and gold crown with arms outstretched towards female dancer in beaded pink tutu. Other dancers look on.

Reviews

There's no denying the sense of spectacle or the opportunity to see 19th-century classical ballet at its purest and most majestic.

The Times

Light and airy, sprinkled with fairy dust

The Stage

Some of the most exquisite ballet dancing I have ever had the pleasure to witness. A masterclass in storytelling on a tremendous scale.

All That Dazzles

A glorious spectacle

London Unattached

A fresh, richly enjoyable take

The Telegraph

Two ballet dancers perform a duet on stage, with the male dancer lifting his partner. In the background, people in elaborate costumes sit and watch.

Onstage, a dancer in pink tutu lies asleep on a iron bed. Male dancer lightly touching her shoulders and dancer in purple tutu smiling in croisé derrière towards them.

Female dancer pinning her hair up looking into a vanity mirror where we can also see her reflection. Makeup bags and brushes everywhere.

Female dancer looking into a vanity mirror whilst using a makeup brush to apply eyeshadow. The blurred background shows the rest of the changing room.

Two dancers backstage in their costumes hug. One in a black shawl, the other in a pink embellished tutu.

Close-up of a camera filming the Royal Albert Hall stage, with red seats and blurred lights in the background. The camera display shows the stage and part of the auditorium with a dancer on it.

Hanging tutus on a clothes rail of multiple colours; orange, pinks, white and green.

Female dancer in blue patterned tutu with hands on her hips backstage.

Male dancers in costume waiting backstage, watching a live screen of the stage

Several female dancers in tutus and tiaras waiting backstage before going onto the stage.

Backstage full body shot of female dancer with a flower tiara, flower beaded lace necklace and beaded tutu laughing.

On stage, two female dancers in a pink and purple tutu are joined by a male dancer in a waistcoat and white shirt. Most are in croisé derrière position.

Dancer kneeling on the floor with a close up of their hands in their lap, resting on their pink tutu.

Black and white image of female dancer sat on floor backstage in tutu costume adjusting her feet before putting ballet shoes on.

Black and white image of female dancer sat on floor backstage in tutu costume adjusting her pointe shoes.

Backstage full body shot of female dancer with a flower tiara, flower beaded lace necklace and beaded tutu posing with her arms extended out to the side.

Female dancer back stage, in a green textured tutu with her back to the camera and head turned to the side.

Two dancers backstage hugging and taking a selfie. Smiling in their gold costumes.

Male dancer backstage, in royal costume with a gold crown on his head looking directly at the camera.

Dancer in dark costume with a high collar stands partly behind a backstage door, looking toward the camera in a dramatic black and white scene.

Two ballet dancers perform a duet on stage, with the male dancer lifting his partner. In the background, people in elaborate costumes sit and watch. The set features large golden columns and a painted sky.

Male dancer sat on landing of red stairs with costume and straw hat. Legs are out in front with pointed toes.

On stage a male dancer in waistcoat and white shirt with female dancer in purple tutu on a boat. Mist around them with their arms outstretched as they look into the distance.

On stage a male dancer in royal clothing and gold crown with arms outstretched towards female dancer in beaded pink tutu. Other dancers look on.

Two ballet dancers perform a duet on stage, with the female dancer en pointe in an arabesque. In the background, people in elaborate costumes sit and watch. The set features large golden columns and a painted sky.

Two ballet dancers perform a duet on stage, with the male dancer lifting his partner. In the background, people in elaborate costumes sit and watch.

Female dancer pinning her hair up looking into a vanity mirror where we can also see her reflection. Makeup bags and brushes everywhere.

Onstage, a dancer in pink tutu lies asleep on a iron bed. Male dancer lightly touching her shoulders and dancer in purple tutu smiling in croisé derrière towards them.

Two dancers backstage in their costumes hug. One in a black shawl, the other in a pink embellished tutu.

Female dancer looking into a vanity mirror whilst using a makeup brush to apply eyeshadow. The blurred background shows the rest of the changing room.

Close-up of a camera filming the Royal Albert Hall stage, with red seats and blurred lights in the background. The camera display shows the stage and part of the auditorium with a dancer on it.

Hanging tutus on a clothes rail of multiple colours; orange, pinks, white and green.

Female dancer in blue patterned tutu with hands on her hips backstage.

Male dancers in costume waiting backstage, watching a live screen of the stage

Several female dancers in tutus and tiaras waiting backstage before going onto the stage.

Black and white image of female dancer sat on floor backstage in tutu costume adjusting her feet before putting ballet shoes on.

Backstage full body shot of female dancer with a flower tiara, flower beaded lace necklace and beaded tutu laughing.

On stage, two female dancers in a pink and purple tutu are joined by a male dancer in a waistcoat and white shirt. Most are in croisé derrière position.

Dancer kneeling on the floor with a close up of their hands in their lap, resting on their pink tutu.

Black and white image of female dancer sat on floor backstage in tutu costume adjusting her pointe shoes.

Backstage full body shot of female dancer with a flower tiara, flower beaded lace necklace and beaded tutu posing with her arms extended out to the side.

Female dancer back stage, in a green textured tutu with her back to the camera and head turned to the side.

Two dancers backstage hugging and taking a selfie. Smiling in their gold costumes.

Dancer in dark costume with a high collar stands partly behind a backstage door, looking toward the camera in a dramatic black and white scene.

Male dancer backstage, in royal costume with a gold crown on his head looking directly at the camera.

Two ballet dancers perform a duet on stage, with the male dancer lifting his partner. In the background, people in elaborate costumes sit and watch. The set features large golden columns and a painted sky.

Male dancer sat on landing of red stairs with costume and straw hat. Legs are out in front with pointed toes.

On stage a male dancer in waistcoat and white shirt with female dancer in purple tutu on a boat. Mist around them with their arms outstretched as they look into the distance.

On stage a male dancer in royal clothing and gold crown with arms outstretched towards female dancer in beaded pink tutu. Other dancers look on.

Two ballet dancers perform a duet on stage, with the female dancer en pointe in an arabesque. In the background, people in elaborate costumes sit and watch. The set features large golden columns and a painted sky.

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The Sleeping Beauty Cinema Trailer

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Several performers in ornate, gold-toned period costumes sit and stand watching a ballerina who balances en pointe centre stage. Her partner kneels and supports her. The scene is framed by a dark, decorative palace-like backdrop, with warm stage lighting.

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The Sleeping Beauty: Grand Pas de Deux (Extract)

The Sleeping Beauty: Grand Pas de Deux (Extract)

Under four chandeliers, dancers in tutus and courtly attire look towards Aurora and the Prince

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The Sleeping Beauty: Audience reaction

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In the middle of a stage awash with warm lighting, a pair of dancers stand, one en point and the other standing close behind her supporting. They have one hand outstretched to the side as they look toward their fingers. Other dancers are scattered in the background looking at them.

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Aaron S. Watkin on The Sleeping Beauty

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Two dancers wearing blue stand centre stage. Each have an arm upstretched and rounded as they look toward the audience. Others look at them in the background, shadowed by dim stage lighting.

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Pyotr Tchaikovsky: The man behind the music

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The Sleeping Beauty: In rehearsal with Loipa Araújo

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Giselle's mother Berthe in a mime scene

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A ballerina wearing lilac, poses en pointe, on a stage awash with cool white light. One arm upstretched over her head and the other to one side. The set is ornate with a large vase of flowers centre back.

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Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty: Lilac Fairy (Extract)

Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty: Lilac Fairy (Extract)

Screenshot of Manuel Legris

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The Sleeping Beauty: Interview with Manuel Legris

The Sleeping Beauty: Interview with Manuel Legris

Ballet dancer in gray leotard performs an arabesque at the barre in a bright white studio, with one leg extended behind her and arm raised gracefully overhead. An instructor in a teal cardigan observes from across the room.

Sleeping Beauty Masterclass

Follow along this Sleeping Beauty-inspired Masterclass on BalletActive from ENB Guest Associate Repetiteur Cynthia Harvey.

Meet the team

Image of Anna Nevzorova

Anna Nevzorova

Aurora

Davi Ramos

Prince Désiré

Anri Sugiura

Lilac Fairy

Image of Eireen Evrard

Eireen Evrard

Carabosse

Creatives

Kenneth MacMillan – Choreography

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Music

Nicholas Georgiadis – Costumes

Charlotte MacMillan – Set Designs

Tue 13 Oct 2026

12:00pm

Sun 18 Oct 2026

12:00pm