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Pacific Northwest Ballet Blog

Go behind the scenes at Pacific Northwest Ballet with dancer interviews, production insights, company news, and stories from PNB School.

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Miles Pertl, Ryan Cardea, and Noah Martzall in Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette, photo © Angela Sterling.
  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Performances
February 2025
5 Reasons Why Roméo et Juliette is a Must-See
From cinematic choreography to Prokofiev’s dramatic score, discover five reasons PNB’s Roméo et Juliette by Jean-Christophe Maillot is a must-see ballet.
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  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Choreographers & Staff  // 
  • Q&A
February 2025
Contemporizing a Classic
Tlingit glass artist Preston Singletary discusses designing sets for PNB’s new Sleeping Beauty, blending Indigenous Northwest Coast art with classical ballet.
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  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Performances
January 2025
A Dancer’s Perspective – Kyle Davis on The Sleeping Beauty
PNB dancer Kyle Davis reflects on 17 seasons and previews the world-premiere Sleeping Beauty, highlighting 37 featured dancers across six casts of Aurora.
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Doug Fullington and Peter Boal bow at The Sleeping Beauty premiere, photo © Angela Sterling.
  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Director's Notebook
January 2025
Artistic Director’s Notebook: The Sleeping Beauty 2025
Peter Boal shares the creative journey behind PNB’s new Sleeping Beauty with Paul Tazewell’s costumes, Preston Singletary’s sets, and Petipa’s choreography.
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  • Inside the Production  // 
  • History
January 2025
Staging The Sleeping Beauty at PNB
Dance historian Doug Fullington explains how 1890s Stepanov notation shaped PNB’s new Sleeping Beauty, restoring Petipa’s original choreography and pantomime.
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Basil Twist, Peter Boal, Dylan Wald, and PNB School Professional Division Students in rehearsal, photo © Lindsay Thomas.
  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Performances  // 
  • Professional Division  // 
  • Q&A  // 
  • School
January 2025
A Day in the Life of a Professional Division Student: Operating Puppets in The Sleeping Beauty
PNB School student Cassidy Morris shares her daily routine operating Basil Twist’s puppets in The Sleeping Beauty, from ballet class to backstage rehearsals.
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  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Tell the Tale
January 2025
Indigenous Design in The Sleeping Beauty 
Tlingit writer Kariel Galbraith explores how Preston Singletary wove Northwest Coast formline design and Tlingit cultural elements into PNB’s Sleeping Beauty.
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Tutus for The Sleeping Beauty in the PNB Costume shop. Photo © Lindsay Thomas.
  • Performances  // 
  • Costume and Wardrobe  // 
  • Inside the Production
January 2025
10 Fast Facts about The Sleeping Beauty Costumes
From 268 costumes to 100+ artisans, discover fascinating details about Paul Tazewell’s designs for PNB’s largest production ever, The Sleeping Beauty.
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  • Choreographers & Staff  // 
  • Orchestra  // 
  • Q&A
January 2025
Meet Them Through the Music: PNB Music Director and Principal Conductor Emil de Cou’s Playlist 
PNB Music Director Emil de Cou shares his love for Tchaikovsky and his personal playlist ahead of conducting The Sleeping Beauty’s iconic score.
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Jonathan Batista and Angelica Generosa in The Sleeping Beauty, photo © Angela Sterling.
  • Tell the Tale  // 
  • Inside the Production
January 2025
The Story of The Sleeping Beauty
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