The Kirov Ballet has meticulously restored “Sleeping Beauty” to as near to the original as possible. “In an age when the old ballets are mugged, de-natured, crippled, how wonderful to see a company which believes that the past, albeit another country, is worth visiting and respecting rather than guying and abusing.” – Financial Times
- TAKEN TO A MAGIC LAND: “What must surely be the most sumptuous ballet production seen in modern times.” The Telegraph (London) 06/14/00