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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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  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Tell the Tale
January 2025
The Story of The Sleeping Beauty
Read Peter Boal’s retelling of The Sleeping Beauty, set in a mythical Pacific Northwest land with Princess Aurora, the Papillon family, and fairy Carabosse.
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  • Audience Tips  // 
  • I.D.E.A
January 2025
Pay What You Can at the Ballet
Pay What You Can nights let you see PNB for as little as $5. Get tickets at the McCaw Hall Box Office 90 minutes before showtime.
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Rachel Foster with PNB School Summer Course students, photo © Angela Sterling.
  • School  // 
  • Summer Intensive
December 2024
How To Prepare for Your Ballet Summer Intensive: Advice from PNB Soloist Leah Terada
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  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Costume and Wardrobe
December 2024
Paul Tazewell at PNB
Meet Paul Tazewell, the Tony- and Emmy-winning costume designer behind Hamilton, Wicked, and PNB’s Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty. See his design process.
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Sandy Barrack backstage, photo © Angela Sterling
  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Choreographers & Staff  // 
  • How It's Made
December 2024
Behind-the-Scenes of The Nutcracker with PNB Production Stage Manager Sandy Barrack 
Go backstage at PNB’s Nutcracker with stage manager Sandy Barrack. Learn how snow falls, the tree grows, and other iconic stage effects come to life.
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PNB School student in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust, photo © Angela Sterling.
  • School  // 
  • Q&A
December 2024
Meet The Princes
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Eva Stone and PNB School students, photo © Lindsay Thomas.
  • Q&A  // 
  • Choreographers & Staff  // 
  • NEXT STEP
December 2024
NEXT STEP: Choreographic conversation and interview with program coordinator Eva Stone
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  • Gift Guide
December 2024
PNB’s 2024 Gift Guide for Dance Fans 
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Erik Andor, Ian Falconer, and Peter Boal during Nutcracker construction in 2015, photo © Lindsay Thomas.
  • Meet the Artist  // 
  • Inside the Production
December 2024
PNB’s Resident Mouse King, Erik Andor: The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, and Beyond 
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  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Director's Notebook
November 2024
Artistic Director’s Notebook: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® 2024
Peter Boal welcomes audiences to PNB’s Nutcracker, sharing behind-the-scenes details about the cast, orchestra, and the magic of Ian Falconer’s production.
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