His choreography does not stray so far from Petipa but with unapologetic attention to detail, David McAllister's seasonal update is hard to resist ' The Sleeping Beauty: a lavish baroque fairytale " in picturesIn Russian folklore, Sleeping Beauty is a brutal tale of rape, abuse, and cannibalism. The Australian Ballet steers closer to the Disney version. Its Christmas extravaganza " billed as "a lavish new beauty for …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:56PM on November 29, 2015