- December 7, 2025
Gulsina Mavlyukasova and Rustam Iskhakov dance the parts of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré in the Rudolf Nureyev State Ballet Theatre's performance of "Sleeping Beauty." (Photos by Shanna Fortier)
Mavlyukasova dances with party guests at her 16th birthday in Act 1.
The Good Fairies appear to honor the princess in the prologue.
The King and Queen worry after the evil fairy curses the princess.
Sofya Gavryushina dances the part of the Lilac Fairy.
Several fairies dance to protect the princess.
Mavlyukasova and Iskhakov stole the show in the second act.
Principal dancer Mavlyukasova is given flowers from a girl in the audience after the show.
Dancers in the Rudolf Nureyev State Ballet Theatre once again captured the hearts of Flagler County dance enthusiasts Thursday, with their production of P. Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty,” choreographed by Yury Grigorovich, at the Flagler Auditorium.
The company has toured with productions of traditional Russian classics, and has made a stop in Flagler County every year since it first graced the Flagler Auditorium stage in 2011 with “Swan Lake.”
