Sleeping Beauty: Tchaikovsky - The Cullberg Ballet (1999) Rating: Starring: Vanessa De Ligniere, George Elkin, Gamal Gouda, Gunilla Hammar, Monica Mengarelli, Torunn Robstad Director: Mats Ek Category: Classics, Classics Studio: Image Ent. Subtitles: Length: 107 mins     The great Swedish choreographers Mats Ek is one of Europe's most creative and ground-breaking dance makers. He has been at the forefront of modern dance for over thirty years and his revelatory interpretations of classical ballets have paved the way for a new generation of choreographers. Sleeping Beauty is Ek's latest re-working of one of the classics of the ballet repertoire, told in down-to-earth terms. A rebellious teenager, Aurora seeks to free herself from her uncomprehending parents and a world of emptiness and surface glitter.