Pacific Northwest Ballet's 'The Sleeping Beauty' : Act One

Luther DeMyer (as King Papillon) and Audrey Malek (as Queen Papillon) admonish Chloe Ardantz, Lily Peta, and Jonimarie Purtle (as the Knitters) for using spindles in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Luther DeMyer (as King Papillon) and Audrey Malek (as Queen Papillon) decides to have mercy on three Knitters for using spindles in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

The principal second violinist for the Pacific Northwest Ballet performs music for the second act during the final dress rehearsal for Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center.

Cast members in the Garland Dance perform to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Garland Waltz choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Cast members in the Garland Dance perform to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Garland Waltz choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Cast members in the Garland Dance perform to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Garland Waltz choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Cast members in the Garland Dance perform to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Garland Waltz choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Cast members in the Garland Dance perform to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Garland Waltz choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Cast members in the Garland Dance perform to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Garland Waltz choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the infamous rose adagio with her suitors in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the infamous rose adagio with her suitors in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the infamous rose adagio with her suitors in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Violin-playing pages perform in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) for a production of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) and violin-playing pages perform in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) for a production of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the infamous rose adagio with her suitors in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the infamous rose adagio with her suitors in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the infamous rose adagio with her suitors in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the infamous rose adagio with her suitors in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the infamous rose adagio with her suitors in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the infamous rose adagio with her suitors in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the infamous rose adagio with her suitors in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the infamous rose adagio with her suitors in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the infamous rose adagio with her suitors in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Larry Lancaster (as a violin-playing page) performs in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) for a production of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Sofia Bidne, Ginabel Peterson, Genevieve Waldorf, and Lily Wills (as court Attendants) perform in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora), Luther DeMyer (as King Papillon), and Audrey Malek (as Queen Papillon) perform in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the spindle's finger prick in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the spindle's finger prick in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the spindle's finger prick in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora), Luther DeMyer (as King Papillon), and Audrey Malek (as Queen Papillon) perform spindle's finger prick sequence in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora), Luther DeMyer (as King Papillon), and Audrey Malek (as Queen Papillon) perform the spindle's finger prick sequence in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the spindle's finger prick sequence while Zsilas Michael Hughes (as Fairy Carabosse) cackles in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs the spindle's finger prick sequence while Zsilas Michael Hughes (as Fairy Carabosse) cackles in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) faints from the spindle's finger prick in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) faints from the spindle's finger prick in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Zsilas Michael Hughes (as Fairy Carabosse) celebrates the success of her curse of the spindle on Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center.

Zsilas Michael Hughes (as Fairy Carabosse) points towards court of the King for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. Fairy Carabosse celebrates the success of her curse of the spindle on Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora).

Zsilas Michael Hughes (as Fairy Carabosse) celebrates the success of her curse of the spindle on Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center.

Zsilas Michael Hughes (as Fairy Carabosse) celebrates the success of her curse of the spindle on Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center.

Zsilas Michael Hughes (as Fairy Carabosse) celebrates the success of her curse of the spindle on Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center.

Zsilas Michael Hughes (as Fairy Carabosse) celebrates the success of her curse of the spindle on Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center.

Zsilas Michael Hughes (as Fairy Carabosse) celebrates the success of her curse of the spindle on Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center.

Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy) assures Luther DeMyer (as King Papillon) that Princess Aurora is not dead but merely asleep during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy) opens Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt during Peter Boal’s new staging of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. This is the final dress rehearsal performance prior to the world premiere on the next day with a different cast.

Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy) perform a routine in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. The Lilac Fairy closes out the first half of the ballet by casting a spell on everyone in the castle to make them fall into the same deep sleep as Princess Aurora while they all wait for the arrival of Prince Désiré to break Fairy Carabosse's curse.

Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy) perform a routine in Act 1, Scene 2: The Four Suitors of Princess Aurora for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. The Lilac Fairy closes out the first half of the ballet by casting a spell on everyone in the castle to make them fall into the same deep sleep as Princess Aurora while they all wait for the arrival of Prince Désiré to break Fairy Carabosse's curse.