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.
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.
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.
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.
Meet The Princes
One of our favorite parts of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® is seeing PNB School’s dedicated students onstage. Two of those students, Beckett and Ko, dance the role of The Prince this year. You’ll see them onstage as the mysterious nephew of Drosselmeier, the heroic Nutcracker, and the gracious prince. Meet them in the interview below. Ko: I’m […]
NEXT STEP: Choreographic conversation and interview with program coordinator Eva Stone
By Leah Terada Each year, a small number of PNB company member dancers are commissioned to create a ten-to-fifteen-minute dance piece performed by Professional Division students at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. The selected applicants are free to create at their own pace, but the process of workshops and rehearsals begins in mid-August and culminates at […]
Prodigal Son Through the Years at PNB
PNB first performed George Balanchine’s Prodigal Son in 1984. Today on the PNB Blog, celebrate Prodigal Son‘s 95th anniversary, as well as the beloved ballet’s 40th anniversary here at PNB! Travel back in time with these archival photos of PNB’s Prodigal Son performances through the years. Prodigal Son has been performed three times at PNB’s special Season Encore performance. Season Encore […]
Meet Them Through the Music: PNB Concertmaster and Solo Violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim’s Playlist
Meet PNB Concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim and explore the music that inspires him, from Corigliano to Stravinsky, ahead of PNB’s All Balanchine program.