14th - 16th C. Many French and Catalan versions of the story are circulating.
c.1575 Birth of Giambattista Battista Basile
1628 (Jan. 12) Birth of Charles Perrault
1634-36 Giambattista Battista Basile publishes one of the earliest written versions of Sleeping Beauty in his collection Lu Cuna de li conti (Tale of Tales). The specific story is called, Sun, Moon, and Talia.
1643 (May 14) Louis XIV (The Sun King) begins his reign at the age of 4 years, eight months.
1661 Louis XIV establishes the Academie Royale de Danse
1697................... Charles Perrault publishes La belle au bois dormant (The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood) in his collection of fairy tales, Histoires ou Contes du Temps Passé (Stories of Olden Times). This collection also introduces "Mother Goose" to the world.
1703 (May 16-17) Death of of Charles Perrault
1715 (Sept 1) Louis XIV dies and the throne of France passes to his great grand-child, Louis XV (aged 5 years old at the time)
1774 Rein of Louis XV in France comes to an end.
1785 (Jan 4) Birth of Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm
1786 (Feb 24) Birth of Wilhelm Carl Grimm
1805 (c.) A theatrical production of Sleeping Beauty with speech and music is produced in London
1812-22 Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm publish their study of German folk tales, Kinder - und Hausmärchen (Children's and Home Tales). The collection includes The Sleeping Beauty version, Little Briar Rose.
1818 (Mar 11) Birth of Marius Petipa
1825 A Sleeping Beauty opera is composed by Carafa in Paris
1829 A Sleeping Beauty ballet is produced in Paris with book by Scribe and choreography by Jean Aumer (music is by Hérold).
1835 Birth of Ivan Vsevolojsky - Co-Librettist (with Patipa) and Costume Designer
1840 (May 7) Birth of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1844 (Dec 4) Birth of Paul Friederich Gerdt who originated the role of The Prince in Sleeping Beauty
1850 (June 21) Birth of of Enrico Cecchetti, originator of the roles of Carabosse and The Bluebird.
1857 Birth of Maria Mariusovna Petipa, daughter of Marius and originator of the role of The Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty
1859 (Dec 16) Death of of Wilhelm Carl Grimm
1862 An edition of Perault tales is published with illustrations by Gustave Doré. These were the inspiration for the Ivan Vsevolojsky costumes in the 1890 premiere of The Sleeping Beauty ballet.
1863 (Sep 20) Death of Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm
1864 The novelist/playwright, Turgenev translates Perrault into Russian.
1867 Carlotta Brianza is born in Milan (Created the role of Aurora)
1876 (Sep 15) Birth of Nicholas Grigorievich Sergeyev. Sergeyev was able to notate the original Sleeping Beauty production. He later was instrumental in the re-staging of the ballet for many revivals.
1877 Tchiakovsky's Swan Lake is produced
1881 With the assassination of his father, Nicholas III becomes Tsar of Russia
Ivan Vsevolozhsky assumes the position of Director of the Imperial Theaters in Russia. He serves until 1889
1886 Ludwig Minkus retires from the post of ballet composer. Ivan Vsevolozhsky uses this opportunity to abolish the post altogether, paving the way for composers like Tchiakovsky to enter the field.
1888 (May) Ivan Vsevolozhsky writes to Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky to propose a ballet based on the story of Sleeping Beauty. Ivan serves as the librettist.
1890 (Jan 2) Dress rehearsal for The Sleeping Beauty is attended by The Tsar and his court. The reception was rather cold.
(Jan 16) Premiere of The Sleeping Beauty at The Maryinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. (A public dress rehearsal was held the previous day. In attendance were the Tsar, but also a 7-year old Igor Stravinsky)
1892 Tchiakovsky's The Nutcracker is produced
1893 (Nov 6) Death of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1894 Rein of Alexander III ends in Russia, Nicholas II becomes Tsar
1896 Giorgio Ssavocco stages the complete Sleeping Beauty ballet in Milan at La Scala
1897 Sleeping Beauty was apparently presented in Moscow.
1904 Nicolai Sergeyev serves as Regisseur at the Maryinsky Theatre (until 1917) where he rotates the choreography of The Sleeping Beauty
1909 Death of Ivan Vsevolojsky
1910 (Jul 14) Death of Marius Petipa
1914 Sleeping Beauty is revived in Moscow.
1916 Pavlova dances in a 48 minute version of Sleeping Beauty in New York. This version is staged by Clustine
1917 Russian Revolution
1917 (Aug 11) Death of Paul Friederich Gerdt
1921 (Nov 2) Serge Diaghilev revives the ballet for The Ballet Russe as The Sleeping Princess at The Alhambra Theatre in London. This marks the ballet's first presentation in the West.
1922 Serge Diaghilev's production of The Sleeping Princess closes after 105 performances. The run was too short to cover expenses.
1922 (May 18) Serge Diaghilev's Ballet Russe presents Le Mariage de la Belle au Bois Dormant (aka. Aurora's Wedding), a shortened version of Sleeping Beauty, based mostly on the last act of the original, in Paris
1923 (Jun 30) Serge Diaghilev's Ballet Russe presents the ballet divertissement, Le Mariage Dd'Aurore (aka. Aurora's Wedding) in The Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles.
1928 (Nov 13) Death of Enrico Cecchetti, (Carabosse and The Bluebird)
1930 Carlotta Brianza dies in Paris, presumably by suicide. (Aurora)
Death of of Maria Mariusovna Petipa (Lilac Fairy)
1931 Staged at The Vic-Wells (now Royal) Ballet in London by Ninette de Valois
1936 Mordkin stages Sleeping Beauty in the United States
1937 (Feb 12) Catherine Littlefield choreographs a new version (with her own choreography) of Sleeping Beauty, presented by The Philadelphia Ballet.
1937 (July 29-30) The Littlefield version of the ballet is presented in New York at the Lewisohn Stadium.
1939 (Feb 2) Sleeping Beauty is revived by Sergeyev in a two act form for The Vic-Wells (later re-named The Sadler's Wells Ballet) in London. The production features Margot Fonteyn as Aurora
1946 (Feb 20) A full production of The Sleeping Princess is revived by Sergeyev for The Sadler's Wells Ballet in London at Covent Garden. This was the first performance in Covent Garden since WWII ended.
1947 The real Princess Elizabeth of England announces her engagement to and then marriage to Prince Philip.
1949 (Oct 9) First presentation in the US of the classical version by The Sadler's Wells Ballet at The Metropolitan Opera House. The production also introduced Margot Fonteyn to an American audience.
1951 Alfredo Bortoluzzi presents a chamber ballet edition of Sleeping Beauty in Essen.
(Jun 23) Death of Nicholas Grigorievich Sergeyev.
1952 (Mar 25) Sergeyev edition revived at The Kirov Ballet.
(Apr 9) Debut of Bolshoi Ballet production of Sleeping Beauty with choreography by Asaf Messerer and Mikhail Gabovich.
1957 Beriozoff stages Sleeping Beauty in Stuttgart
Ninette de Valois directs the production for The Royal Danish Ballet
1959 The BBC produces a film version of Sleeping Beauty with The Royal Ballet
1960 Nijinska-Helpmann edition of Sleeping Beauty presented by The Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas.
1960 (June 10) The Royal Ballet revives the production with some revision by Frederick Ashton.
1961 (Sep 22) Sergeyev version of the Kirov Ballet first presented in America
1963 (Dec 7) Debut of Bolshoi Ballet production of Sleeping Beauty with choreography by Yuri Grigorovich
1965 Kirov Ballet (Sergeyev) revival produced on film
1966 Nureyev stages Sleeping Beauty in Milan at La Scala
1967 Kenneth MacMillan stages Sleeping Beauty at The German Opera in Berlin
An "intimate version" of Sleeping Beauty is staged in Cologne by Peter Wright
1968 Staged at The Royal Ballet in London by Peter Wright.
B�jart presents Ni flours, ni couronnes based on material from Petipa's Sleeping Beauty. (Ballet of the 20th Century, Grenoble)
1971 (Oct 1) Ben Stevenson stages Sleeping Beauty in Pittsburgh for the National Ballet of Washington.
1972 (Sep 1) Nureyev staging of Sleeping Beauty revived for presentation by The National Ballet of Canada
1973 Staged at The Australian Ballet by Robert Helpmann
Staged at The Bolshoi Ballet by Yuri Grigorovich
Nureyev version opens in NY
(Mar 15) Kenneth MacMillan stages a new production of Sleeping Beauty for The Royal Ballet in London
1975 Nureyev staging of Sleeping Beauty revived for presentation by The London Festival Ballet
1977-78 Dame Ninette de Valois mounts a new production of The Sleeping Beauty with The Royal Ballet in Britain
1978 Staged at The Hamburg Ballet by John Neumeier
1981 George Balanchine choreographs and presents The Garland Dance from Sleeping Beauty for the New York City Ballet's Tchaikovsky Festival
1983 Kirov revival released on film
1984 Staged at The Australian Ballet by Maina Gielgud.
1991 (Apr 25) The New York City Ballet unveils a new full-length, 2-act version of Sleeping Beauty with choreography by Peter Martins (after Marius Petipa). The ballet incorporates the earlier choreographic work of George Balanchine through "The Garland Dance".