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

Drew Lybolt (as a Hunter) performs a routine in 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.

Amanda Morgan (as a Duchess) and Drew Lybolt (as a Hunter) perform a routine in Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt 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.

Amanda Morgan (as a Duchess) and Joh Morrill (as a Hunter) perform a routine in Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré), Larry Lancaster and Lucas Galvan (as Hunters) perform a routine in Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré), Larry Lancaster and Lucas Galvan (as Hunters) perform a routine in Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt 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.

Dancers (as Duchesses, Baroness, Countess, Marchioness, Hunters, and Peasants) perform a routine in Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) performs a picnic routine in Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré, right) and Amanda Morgan (as a Duchess, left) perform a picnic routine in Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt 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.

Joh Morrill (as a Hunter) performs a routine in Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré, right) and Amanda Morgan (as a Duchess, left) perform a picnic routine in Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt 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.

Dancers (as Duchesses, Baroness, Countess, Marchioness, Hunters, and Peasants) perform a routine in Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt 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.

Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy, left) beckons towards Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré, right) to engage in a vision of Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora, not pictured) in a fantasy sequence choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during 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.

Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy, left) beckons towards Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré, right) to engage in a vision of Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora, not pictured) in a fantasy sequence choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during 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.

Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy, left) beckons towards Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré, right) to engage in a vision of Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora, not pictured) in a fantasy sequence choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré, right) falls in love with in a vision of Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora, left) in a fantasy sequence choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during 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.

Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy, left) beckons towards Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré, right) to engage in a vision of Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora, not pictured) in a fantasy sequence choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) wanders onto the banks of the river of time in a fantasy sequence choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during 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.

Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy, center) beckons towards Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré, right) to engage in a vision of Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora, not pictured) in a fantasy sequence choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs in a fantasy sequence for 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs in a fantasy sequence for 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) performs in a fantasy sequence for Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt while nymphs surround them 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) perform with Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) in a fantasy sequence for 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) perform with Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) in a fantasy sequence for Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt while nymphs surround them 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) perform with Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) in a fantasy sequence for 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) perform with Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) in a fantasy sequence for Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt while nymphs surround them 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) perform with Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) in a fantasy sequence for Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt while nymphs surround them 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, center) beckons towards Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré, right) to engage in a vision of Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora, left) in a fantasy sequence choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during 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.

Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy, center) beckons towards Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré, right) to engage in a vision of Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora, left) in a fantasy sequence choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) implores with Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy) to take him to The Sleeping Beauty's castle while being held back by nymphs in 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.

Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy, center) beckons towards Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré, right) to engage in a vision of Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora, left) in a fantasy sequence choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) perform with Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) in a fantasy sequence for Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt while nymphs surround them 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) perform with Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) in a fantasy sequence for Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt while nymphs surround them 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) perform with Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) in a fantasy sequence for Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt while nymphs surround them 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, center) beckons towards Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré, left) to engage in a vision of Princess Aurora hidden behind the Nymphs in a fantasy sequence choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during 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.

Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy, center) beckons towards Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré, left) to engage in a vision of Princess Aurora hidden behind the Nymphs in a fantasy sequence choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during 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.

Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy, left) beckons towards Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré, not pictured) to engage in a vision of Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora, center) hidden in front of the Nymphs in a fantasy sequence choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during 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.

Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy, left) beckons towards Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré, right) to engage in a vision of Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora, center) hidden in front of the Nymphs in a fantasy sequence choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked) during 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) implores with Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy, not pictured) to take him to The Sleeping Beauty's castle in 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) perform with Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) in a fantasy sequence for Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt while nymphs surround them 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.

Conductor Emil de Cou directs the Pacific Northwest Ballet orchestra during the final dress rehearsal for a production of The Sleeping Beauty composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center.

Conductor Emil de Cou directs the Pacific Northwest Ballet orchestra during the final dress rehearsal for a production of The Sleeping Beauty composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) perform with Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) in a fantasy sequence for Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt while nymphs surround them 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) perform with Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) in a fantasy sequence for Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt while nymphs surround them 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) perform with Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) in a fantasy sequence for Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt while nymphs surround them 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) perform with a company of nymphs in a fantasy sequence for 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) perform with a company of nymphs in a fantasy sequence for 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.

Dancers (as Nymphs) perform a routine in Act 2, Scene 3: Prince Désiré's Hunt 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) dances in a fantasy sequence for 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) perform with a company of nymphs in a fantasy sequence for 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) implores with Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy) to take him to The Sleeping Beauty's castle in 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) implores with Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy) to take him to The Sleeping Beauty's castle in 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) rides in a glittering boat down the river of time with Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy) in Act 2, Scene 4: The Sleeping Beauty's Castle 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) rides in a glittering boat down the river of time with Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy) in Act 2, Scene 4: The Sleeping Beauty's Castle 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) rides in a glittering boat down the river of time with Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy) in Act 2, Scene 4: The Sleeping Beauty's Castle 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) rides in a glittering boat down the river of time with Juliet Prine (as the Lilac Fairy) in Act 2, Scene 4: The Sleeping Beauty's Castle 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) prepares to cut away the vines that obscured Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora, not pictured) with the sword of destiny in Act 2, Scene 4: The Sleeping Beauty's Castle 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) prepares to cut away the vines that obscured Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora, not pictured) with the sword of destiny in Act 2, Scene 4: The Sleeping Beauty's Castle 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) prepares to cut away the vines that obscured Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora, top right) with the sword of destiny in Act 2, Scene 4: The Sleeping Beauty's Castle 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) holds the sword of destiny after cutting away the vines which grew around the royal landing in Act 2, Scene 4: The Sleeping Beauty's Castle 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.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) wakes Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) with a kiss of true love in Act 2, Scene 4: The Sleeping Beauty's Castle 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. From the program: Prince Désiré asked the Lilac Fairy’s permission to awaken the princess with a tender kiss. She encouraged him to do so as destiny took hold. Désiré scaled the legendary Eagle Staircase with the beautiful princess asleep atop the royal landing.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) wakes Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) with a kiss of true love in Act 2, Scene 4: The Sleeping Beauty's Castle 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. From the program: The princess awoke, and in that moment, there was an explosion of butterflies throughout the Ceremonial Hall and across the land.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) wakes Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) with a kiss of true love in Act 2, Scene 4: The Sleeping Beauty's Castle 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. From the program: The princess awoke, and in that moment, there was an explosion of butterflies throughout the Ceremonial Hall and across the land.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) wakes Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) with a kiss of true love in Act 2, Scene 4: The Sleeping Beauty's Castle 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. From the program: The princess awoke, and in that moment, there was an explosion of butterflies throughout the Ceremonial Hall and across the land.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) wakes Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) with a kiss of true love in Act 2, Scene 4: The Sleeping Beauty's Castle 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. From the program: The princess awoke, and in that moment, there was an explosion of butterflies throughout the Ceremonial Hall and across the land.

Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) wakes Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) with a kiss of true love in Act 2, Scene 4: The Sleeping Beauty's Castle 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. From the program: The princess awoke, and in that moment, there was an explosion of butterflies throughout the Ceremonial Hall and across the land.

Dallin Ogden and Maxwell Adams (as The Ogre) perform a routine in Act 2, Scene 5: The Wedding of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. The scene, choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked), is an allusion to Hop o' My Thumb, His Brothers & The Ogre.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) and Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) perform a divertissement routine in Act 2, Scene 5: The Wedding of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. The scene, choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked), is part of the royal couple's wedding at The Sleeping Beauty's Castle.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) and Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) perform a divertissement routine in Act 2, Scene 5: The Wedding of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. The scene, choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked), is part of the royal couple's wedding at The Sleeping Beauty's Castle.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) and Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) perform a divertissement routine in Act 2, Scene 5: The Wedding of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. The scene, choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked), is part of the royal couple's wedding at The Sleeping Beauty's Castle.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) and Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) perform a divertissement routine in Act 2, Scene 5: The Wedding of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré 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. The scene, choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked), is part of the royal couple's wedding at The Sleeping Beauty's Castle.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) and Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) perform the last routine (a Mazurka) in Act 2, Scene 5: The Wedding of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. The scene, choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked), is the final scene of the ballet.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) and Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) perform the last routine (a Mazurka) in Act 2, Scene 5: The Wedding of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. The scene, choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked), is the final scene of the ballet.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) and Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) perform the last routine (a Mazurka) in Act 2, Scene 5: The Wedding of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré for a production of The Sleeping Beauty by the Pacific Northwest Ballet on Jan. 30, 2025 at McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center. The scene, choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked), is the final scene of the ballet.

Luther DeMyer (as King Papillon) and Audrey Malek (Queen Papillon) bow during the curtain call of the final dress rehearsal 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.

Zsilas Michael Hughes (as Fairy Carabosse) and Juliet Prine (as The Lilac Fairy) bow during the curtain call of the final dress rehearsal 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.

Leta Biasucci (as Princess Aurora) and Lucien Postlewaite (as Prince Désiré) perform a divertissement routine in Act 2, Scene 5: The Wedding of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré 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. The scene, choreographed by Marius Petipa with costumes designed by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Wicked), is part of the royal couple's wedding at The Sleeping Beauty's Castle.