NCM Fathom and Emerging Pictures are bringing world-class ballet to the big screen with a LIVE performance of Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beautyto movie theaters nationwide. Broadcast LIVE from Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty will be shown in select movie theaters on Sunday, November 20 at 1:30 p.m. . This magical event will mark the debut of David Hallberg on the Bolshoi stage – the first American dancer in history to join the Bolshoi as a principal dancer.

The Sleeping Beauty Story
At the christening Princess Aurora, the evil fairy Carabosse throws a terrible curse upon her: on her 16th birthday she will prick her finger and die. The Lilac Fairy lessens the curse: Aurora will sleep deeply for a hundred years but be awakened by a prince’s kiss.  When the fateful birthday arrives, Aurora accidentally pricks her finger, faints and dies. The evil spell is mitigated with one that puts all in the kingdom asleep for a hundred years. A century passes and while hunting, Prince Désiré sees a vision of Aurora summoned by the Lilac Fairy. He kisses Aurora, breaking the evil spell. Aurora and all the people of the kingdom awake. A wedding celebration marked by music and dances performed by famous fairy-tale characters concludes The Sleeping Beauty.