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Cole mentioned she hopes that families will come see a beautiful interpretation of a classic fairy tale. "Folks appreciate seeing a different version of the story without words," she stated, "And it is a ballet with a content ending." "The Sleeping Beauty" ? Tarkington Theatre at the Princess Tutus Center for the Performing arts in Carmel ? 2 and 7:30 p.m., May 17 ? Tickets begin at $23 ? For much more data call 843-3800 or visit www.thecenterfortheperformingarts.org . As a result, Princess Aurora will prick her finger on her 16th birthday and fall into a timeless sleep till a handsome prince wakes her with a kiss. Artistic Director Suzanne Delay very carefully picked costumes and dance movements to portray the forces of good versus evil in this production. "The excellent fairies, the lilac fairies, are in all beautiful, colorful tutus with sparkles and soft movements and stunning lighting, but the Carabosse character, the evil fairy, is in black and has Princess Tutu evil dancers with him with heavier music that is a lot more ominous," she mentioned. Delay conducted open auditions to fill out the cast of much more than 80 dancers. The Central Indiana Dance Ensemble has a business of about 50 dancers ages 8 to 18, so plenty of new faces were added for this production. 3 expert guest performers have been brought in for the show. The original tale was turned into a ballet in Russia in 1890 and characteristics the evil fairy godmother Carabosse who casts a spell on the princess simply because she is jealous that she is not invited to her christening.
Princess Aurora will be played by dancer Erika Cole, left, and Nicole Retzlaff will play a lilac fairy in the Central Indiana Dance Ensemble's presentation of "The Sleeping Beauty." (Submitted photo) By Adam Aasen The Central Indiana Dance Ensemble will stage the familiar tale of "The Sleeping Beauty" at the Tarkington Theatre on Might 17, and the cast believes it need to appeal to a wide audience. "It really is a princess story, so of course you are going to get the little girls, but it's also a very technically proficient ballet so it really is fantastic for those who truly know ballet," said Erika Cole, who plays Princess Aurora. It really is 1 of the most effectively-identified fairy tales, but the ballet version varies slightly from Disney's animated film. Cole, who plays Aurora, will be dancing with Grant Dettling, who plays the prince. Each Cole and Dettling danced together for the Dayton Ballet firm for about eight years, so they have chemistry. Cole not too long ago retired from the organization and moved to Carmel. There's no Maleficent, the evil villain produced for the 1959 film