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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  // 
  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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