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Winter 2012

Episode 6: A Beauty is Born: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Matthew Bourne is Britain's most commercially successful choreographer. A virtuoso storyteller, he famously reimagined the traditional Swan Lake ballet with muscular male swans, instantly creating a worldwide hit. Now he is reinterpreting Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty.

imagine... and Alan Yentob have exclusive access to the creative process, from first workshops to final rehearsals with set and costumes, and the programme revisits Bourne's many ground-breaking shows to chart his inexorable rise. Show less

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