British choreographer Matthew Bourne has created a Sleeping Beauty fairy tale that drips with candle wax and vampire blood, and opens its eyes to modern times. Learn about the plot and see photos from the daring ballet production.

Princess Aurora's 100-year slumber becomes restless as it nears the end of its spell. The ensemble sequence features Hannah Vassallo as Aurora and Dominic North as the modern-day Leo.

This playful, romantic duet set to Tchaikovsky's Rose Adagio is a dance between Princess Aurora (Hannah Vassallo) and the gardener Leo (Dominic North).

The dark fairy Carabosse takes revenge on the King and Queen by casting a curse upon their baby Aurora.

By the light of the full moon and candlesticks, six good fairies slip into the sleeping baby Aurora's room. The baby awakes unfrightened and the fairies dance for her.

Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty ballet, about a young woman who endures a decades-long slumber, is given a Gothic spin by choreographer Matthew Bourne, with fairies, vampires and decadent opulence.

Opera director Robert Carsen’s production of Falstaff is a special one you won’t want to miss, with vivid costumes by Brigitte Reiffenstuel and a setting in 1950s England that winks at the eras of Shakespeare and Verdi. See beguiling photos by Met Opera photographer Ken Howard.

Great Performances presents a look at the British Invasion fifty years after the Dave Clark Five and the Beatles hit the American shores.

Dave Clark was not only a musician, but a manager within The Dave Clark Five. By owning all the early masters to the band's music, Clark avoided the legal rights battles that musicians such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Elton John would all face over their own music.

Drummer Max Weinberg, Bruce Springsteen and guitarist Steven Van Zandt describe Dave Clark's signature drum style and the influence it had on the Dave Clark Five's records and Weinberg's own drumming.