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Arts series edited and presented by Alan Yentob.

The biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets close up with those shaping today's cultural world.

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

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Simulcast of BBC One Northern Ireland in high definition. From 24/10/2012

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imagine...: Winter 2012: Episode 6: A Beauty is Born: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty

A Beauty is Born: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty

Episode 6

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

Winter 2012

BBC One - imagine..., Winter 2012, A Beauty is Born: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty

Alan Yentob charts the career of choreographer Matthew Bourne.

Alan Yentob charts the career of choreographer Matthew Bourne, and takes an exclusive look at preparations for his reinterpretation of Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty.

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.

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