| 14th - 16th C. |
Many French and Catalan versions of the story are
circulating. |
| c.1575 |
Birth of Giambattista Battista Basile |
| 1628 (Jan. 12) |
Birth of Charles Perrault |
| 1634-36 |
Giambattista Battista Basile
publishes one of the earliest written versions of Sleeping Beauty
in his collection Lu Cuna de li conti (Tale of Tales).
The specific story is called, Sun, Moon, and Talia. |
| 1643 (May 14) |
Louis XIV (The Sun King) begins his
reign at the age of 4 years, eight months. |
| 1661 |
Louis XIV establishes the Academie
Royale de Danse |
| 1697................... |
Charles Perrault publishes La
belle au bois dormant (The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood)
in his collection of fairy tales, Histoires ou Contes
du Temps Passé (Stories of Olden Times). This
collection also introduces "Mother Goose"
to the world. |
| 1703 (May 16-17) |
Death of of Charles Perrault |
| 1715 (Sept 1) |
Louis XIV dies and the throne of
France passes to his great grand-child, Louis XV
(aged 5 years old at the time) |
| 1774 |
Rein of Louis XV in France comes to
an end. |
| 1785 (Jan 4) |
Birth of Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm |
| 1786 (Feb 24) |
Birth of Wilhelm Carl Grimm |
| 1805 (c.) |
A theatrical production of Sleeping Beauty with
speech and music is produced in London |
| 1812-22 |
Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm publish
their study of German folk tales, Kinder - und Hausmärchen
(Children's and Home Tales). The collection includes
The Sleeping Beauty version, Little Briar Rose. |
| 1818 (Mar 11) |
Birth of Marius Petipa |
| 1825 |
A Sleeping Beauty opera is composed by Carafa
in Paris |
| 1829 |
A Sleeping Beauty ballet is produced in Paris with
book by Scribe and choreography by Jean
Aumer (music is by Hérold). |
| 1835 |
Birth of Ivan Vsevolojsky -
Co-Librettist (with Patipa) and Costume Designer |
| 1840 (May 7) |
Birth of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| 1844 (Dec 4) |
Birth of Paul Friederich Gerdt who
originated the role of The Prince in Sleeping Beauty |
| 1850 (June 21) |
Birth of of Enrico Cecchetti,
originator of the roles of Carabosse and The Bluebird. |
| 1857 |
Birth of Maria Mariusovna Petipa,
daughter of Marius and originator of the role of The Lilac Fairy
in The Sleeping Beauty |
| 1859 (Dec 16) |
Death of of Wilhelm Carl Grimm |
| 1862 |
An edition of Perault tales is published with
illustrations by Gustave Doré. These were the
inspiration for the Ivan Vsevolojsky costumes in
the 1890 premiere of The Sleeping Beauty ballet. |
| 1863 (Sep 20) |
Death of Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm |
| 1864 |
The novelist/playwright, Turgenev
translates Perrault into Russian. |
| 1867 |
Carlotta Brianza is born in Milan
(Created the role of Aurora) |
| 1876 (Sep 15) |
Birth of Nicholas Grigorievich Sergeyev.
Sergeyev was able to notate the original Sleeping Beauty
production. He later was instrumental in the re-staging of the
ballet for many revivals. |
| 1877 |
Tchiakovsky's Swan Lake is
produced |
| 1881 |
With the assassination of his father, Alexander III
becomes Tsar of Russia |
|
Ivan Vsevolozhsky assumes the
position of Director of the Imperial Theaters in Russia. He serves
until 1889 |
| 1886 |
Ludwig Minkus retires from the post
of ballet composer. Ivan Vsevolozhsky uses this
opportunity to abolish the post altogether, paving the way for
composers like Tchiakovsky to enter the field. |
| 1888 (May) |
Ivan Vsevolozhsky writes to Peter
Ilyitch Tschaikovsky to propose a ballet based on the
story of Sleeping Beauty. Ivan serves as the librettist. |
| 1890 (Jan 2) |
Dress rehearsal for The Sleeping Beauty is attended by The Tsar
and his court. The reception was rather cold. |
|
| (Jan 16) |
Premiere of The Sleeping Beauty
at The Maryinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. (A public
dress rehearsal was held the previous day. In attendance were the
Tsar, but also a 7-year old Igor Stravinsky) |
| 1892 |
Tchiakovsky's The Nutcracker
is produced |
| 1893 (Nov 6) |
Death of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| 1894 |
Rein of Alexander III ends in
Russia, Nicholas II becomes Tsar |
| 1896 |
Giorgio Ssavocco stages the
complete Sleeping Beauty ballet in Milan
at La Scala |
| 1897 |
Sleeping Beauty was apparently presented in Moscow. |
| 1904 |
Nicolai Sergeyev serves as
Regisseur at the Maryinsky Theatre (until 1917) where he rotates
the choreography of The Sleeping Beauty |
| 1909 |
Death of Ivan Vsevolojsky |
| 1910 (Jul 14) |
Death of Marius Petipa |
| 1914 |
Sleeping Beauty is revived in Moscow. |
| 1916 |
Pavlova dances in a 48 minute
version of Sleeping Beauty in New York.
This version is staged by Clustine |
| 1917 |
Russian Revolution |
| 1917 (Aug 11) |
Death of Paul Friederich Gerdt |
| 1921 (Nov 2) |
Serge Diaghilev revives the ballet
for The Ballet Russe as The Sleeping Princess
at The Alhambra Theatre in London. This marks the ballet's first
presentation in the West. |
| 1922 |
Serge Diaghilev's production of The Sleeping
Princess closes after 105 performances. The run was too short
to cover expenses. |
| 1922 (May 18) |
Serge Diaghilev's Ballet Russe
presents Le Mariage de la Belle au Bois Dormant (aka.
Aurora's Wedding), a shortened version of Sleeping
Beauty, based mostly on the last act of the original, in Paris |
| 1923 (Jun 30) |
Serge Diaghilev's Ballet Russe presents the ballet
divertissement, Le Mariage Dd'Aurore (aka.
Aurora's Wedding) in The Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles. |
| 1928 (Nov 13) |
Death of Enrico Cecchetti, (Carabosse
and The Bluebird) |
| 1930 |
Carlotta Brianza dies in Paris,
presumably by suicide. (Aurora) |
|
Death of of Maria Mariusovna Petipa
(Lilac Fairy) |
| 1931 |
Staged at The Vic-Wells (now Royal) Ballet in London
by Ninette de Valois |
| 1936 |
Mordkin stages Sleeping Beauty in
the United States |
| 1937 (Feb 12) |
Catherine Littlefield choreographs
a new version (with her own choreography) of Sleeping Beauty,
presented by The Philadelphia Ballet. |
| 1937 (July 29-30) |
The Littlefield version of the ballet is presented
in New York at the Lewisohn Stadium. |
| 1939 (Feb 2) |
Sleeping Beauty is revived by Sergeyev
in a two act form for The Vic-Wells (later re-named The Sadler's
Wells Ballet) in London. The production features Margot Fonteyn as
Aurora |
| 1946 (Feb 20) |
A full production of The Sleeping Princess
is revived by Sergeyev for The Sadler's Wells
Ballet in London at Covent Garden. This was the first performance
in Covent Garden since WWII ended. |
| 1947 |
The real Princess Elizabeth of England announces her
engagement to and then marriage to Prince Philip. |
| 1949 (Oct 9) |
First presentation in the US of the classical
version by The Sadler's Wells Ballet at The Metropolitan Opera
House. The production also introduced Margot Fonteyn to an
American audience. |
| 1951 |
Alfredo Bortoluzzi presents a
chamber ballet edition of Sleeping Beauty in Essen. |
| (Jun 23) |
Death of Nicholas Grigorievich Sergeyev. |
| 1952 (Mar 25) |
Sergeyev edition revived at The
Kirov Ballet. |
| (Apr 9) |
Debut of Bolshoi Ballet production
of Sleeping Beauty with choreography by Asaf Messerer
and Mikhail Gabovich. |
| 1957 |
Beriozoff stages Sleeping Beauty in
Stuttgart |
|
Ninette de Valois directs the
production for The Royal Danish Ballet |
| 1959 |
The BBC produces a film version of Sleeping Beauty
with The Royal Ballet |
| 1960 |
Nijinska-Helpmann edition of
Sleeping Beauty presented by The Grand Ballet du Marquis
de Cuevas. |
| 1960 (June 10) |
The Royal Ballet revives the
production with some revision by Frederick Ashton. |
| 1961 (Sep 22) |
Sergeyev version of the Kirov
Ballet first presented in America |
| 1963 (Dec 7) |
Debut of Bolshoi Ballet production
of Sleeping Beauty with choreography by Yuri Grigorovich |
| 1965 |
Kirov Ballet (Sergeyev) revival
produced on film |
| 1966 |
Nureyev stages Sleeping Beauty in
Milan at La Scala |
| 1967 |
Kenneth MacMillan stages Sleeping
Beauty at The German Opera in Berlin |
|
An "intimate version" of Sleeping Beauty
is staged in Cologne by Peter Wright |
| 1968 |
Staged at The Royal Ballet in London by Peter
Wright. |
|
Bèjart presents Ni flours, ni couronnes
based on material from Petipa's Sleeping Beauty. (Ballet of the 20th
Century, Grenoble) |
| 1971 (Oct 1) |
Ben Stevenson stages Sleeping
Beauty in Pittsburgh for the National Ballet of
Washington. |
| 1972 (Sep 1) |
Nureyev staging of Sleeping Beauty
revived for presentation by The National
Ballet of Canada |
| 1973 |
Staged at The Australian Ballet by Robert
Helpmann |
|
Staged at The Bolshoi Ballet by Yuri
Grigorovich |
|
Nureyev version opens in NY |
| (Mar 15) |
Kenneth MacMillan stages a new
production of Sleeping Beauty for The Royal Ballet in London |
| 1975 |
Nureyev staging of Sleeping Beauty
revived for presentation by The London Festival Ballet |
| 1977-78 |
Dame Ninette de Valois mounts a new
production of The Sleeping Beauty with The Royal Ballet
in Britain |
| 1978 |
Staged at The Hamburg Ballet by
John Neumeier |
| 1981 |
George Balanchine choreographs and
presents The Garland Dance from Sleeping Beauty for the New
York City Ballet's Tchaikovsky Festival |
| 1983 |
Kirov revival released on film |
| 1984 |
Staged at The Australian Ballet by Maina
Gielgud. |
| 1991 (Apr 25) |
The New York City Ballet unveils a
new full-length, 2-act version of Sleeping Beauty with
choreography by Peter Martins (after Marius
Petipa). The ballet incorporates the earlier
choreographic work of George Balanchine through
"The Garland Dance". |
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