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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Story of The Sleeping Beauty
by Peter Boal There’s a place along the western oceanic coast where madrone trees bend gently toward the sea. Lofty eagles soar above while mischievous ravens dart below and the monarch butterflies are known to return to this spot each spring, boasting brilliant black and saffron wings. In this mythical place, a tiny baby was born. […]
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.
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.