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.
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.
PNB’s Resident Mouse King, Erik Andor: The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, and Beyond
Erik Andor, and his eponymous Andor Studio, fabricated the mice costumes you see on stage during The Nutcracker. (And one giant, can’t-be-missed Mouse King costume.) The studio is also in the process of creating royal tiaras, mice puppets, and a large ogre body puppet (performed by two dancers) for PNB’s upcoming production of The Sleeping Beauty. Read on […]
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.
5 Reasons Why The Nutcracker is a Holiday Favorite
From Tchaikovsky’s enchanting score to a cast of magical characters, discover five reasons PNB’s George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® is a beloved tradition.
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Square Dance, Prodigal Son, Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Peter Boal explores Balanchine’s genius across three works in PNB’s All Balanchine program: Square Dance, Prodigal Son, and Stravinsky Violin Concerto.
Prodigal Son Story
Libretto by Boris Kochno George Balanchine’s Prodigal Son is a dramatic masterwork. The story was the idea of Boris Kochno, Serge Diaghilev’s assistant and frequent artistic collaborator. His libretto is based less on the biblical account and more on a passage from Alexander Pushkin’s short story, The Stationmaster (1830), in which the author describes engravings depicting scenes from the parable that hang in a postal station somewhere […]