The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-sleeping-beauty-ballet

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the composer?Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2. What is the original scenario?Ivan Vsevolozhsky, after Charles Perrault
3. What is the story of "The Sleeping Beauty" ballet?It tells of a princess who falls into a deep sleep for 100 years and wakes up after a kiss, based on a classic fairy tale.
4. Who wrote the music for the ballet?Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed the music in 1889.

Scenario: The outline or plan for a ballet, detailing the story and sequence of events.
Choreographer: An artist who designs and sequences dance movements for a performance.
Leitmotif: A recurring musical theme associated with a particular character, idea, or place.
Divertissement: A suite of dances within a ballet, often performed for entertainment or celebration.