Zoe Meadows-Sahr
Announcing PNB’s 2024/25 Season
Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal has announced the line-up for PNB’s 52nd season, running from September 2024 through June 2025. The centerpiece of the season will be PNB’s world premiere production of The Sleeping Beauty, staged by Boal in collaboration with dance historian Doug Fullington and a design team with some of the leading artists of our time. Other highlights include the return of Jean-Christophe Maillot’s timeless Roméo et Juliette, a triple-bill of Balanchine classics, and Crystal Pite’s thrilling Emergence. Also in the line-up are works from Edwaard Liang, Justine Peck, Jerome Robbins, Kiyon Ross, and Twyla Tharp; and three world premieres from Jessica Lang, Price Suddarth, and Rena Butler. (Plus a family-matinee offering of Bruce Wells’ Beauty and the Beast, featuring the students of the PNB School; and, of course, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®.)
The PNB Box Office is now open for subscription renewals and new subscriptions; tickets for individual programs go on sale July 23. PNB plans to continue offering its digital subscription as well so audiences across the country and around the world can attend the show. For further information, contact the PNB Box Office by phone at 206.441.2424, or online at PNB.org. As always, everything is subject to change.
Rep 1 – THE TIMES ARE RACING
September 20 – 29, 2024
Step into the world of contemporary ballet with three spectacular choreographers. Jessica Lang will debut a brand-new work, her first contribution as PNB’s new Resident Choreographer. Add the color and vibrancy of both Edwaard Liang’s The Veil Between Worlds and Justin Peck’s The Times Are Racing and you’ve got a recipe for an invigorating trio of ballets.
Music: Oliver Davis
Choreography: Edwaard Liang
Costume Design: Mark Zappone
Lighting Design: Reed Nakayama
WORLD PREMIERE
Choreography: Jessica Lang
Music: Dan Deacon
Choreography: Justin Peck
Staging: Craig Hall
Costume Design: Humberto Leon
Lighting Design: Brandon Stirling Baker
Rep 2 – ALL BALANCHINE
November 1 – 10, 2024
This program highlights the range and creativity George Balanchine brought to all of his work, and how he used the music of Vivaldi, Corelli, Prokofiev, and Stravinsky to inspire and influence his choreography. This meeting of music and dance is as thought-provoking now as it was when Balanchine created these now-classic ballets. Don’t miss this intriguing blend of American folk dance (Square Dance), dramatic parable (Prodigal Son), and ballet blockbuster (Stravinsky Violin Concerto).
Music: Antonio Vivaldi
Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust
Staging: Peter Boal
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Libretto: Boris Kochno
Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust
Staging: Peter Boal
Scenic and Costume Design: Georges Rouault
Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli
Music: Igor Stravinsky
Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust
Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®
November 29 – December 28, 2024 (NOTE: Not part of the 2024-25 Subscription season.)
The Northwest’s favorite holiday tradition, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® is ready to delight one and all. From the liveliest lobby in town to the dazzling sets and costumes and unforgettable performances, The Nutcracker is an integral part of the holidays for ballet fans of all ages!
Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust
Staging: Judith Fugate with Peter Boal and Garielle Whittle
Costume & Scenic Design: Ian Falconer
Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls
The Sleeping Beauty (World Premiere Production)
January 31 – February 9, 2025
This brand-new production of The Sleeping Beauty promises to enchant with scenic design by glass artist Preston Singletary and costumes by Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, West Side Story, PNB’s Swan Lake). Step into a world of magic and monarchs in this historically-informed re-imagining of a classic tale. Walk with Princess Aurora through a Pacific Northwest-inspired fairyland, as she fulfills her destiny in a ballet full of adventure, dreams, and love.
Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Production Concept and Additional Choreography: Peter Boal
Staging: Doug Fullington
Scenic Design: Preston Singletary
Projection Design: Wendall K. Harrington
Costume Design: Paul Tazewell
Puppetry Design: Basil Twist
Lighting Design: Reed Nakayama
Associate Scenic Design: Charlene Hall
Rep 4 – EMERGENCE
March 14 – 23, 2025
Crystal Pite’s audience favorite Emergence returns after a six-year hiatus! “Like the best works of art, it transforms its audience, as well as its participants,” says The Seattle Times of Emergence. This mesmerizing piece is accompanied by Jerome Robbins’ intimate Afternoon of a Faun, Marco Goecke’s solo work Mopey, and a World Premiere from PNB dancer and choreographer Price Suddarth. Each of these choreographers pushes the boundaries of dance with their own unique vision, and are especially remarkable when juxtaposed with one another.
WORLD PREMIERE
Music: Alfonso Perduto
Choreography: Price Suddarth
Costume Design: Mark Zappone
Lighting Design: Reed Nakayama
Music: Claude Debussy
Choreography: Jerome Robbins
Staging: Bart Cook
Scenic and Lighting Design: Jean Rosenthal
Costume Design: Irene Sharaff
Music: C.P.E. Bach and The Cramps
Choreography: Marco Goecke
Staging: Sean Suozzi
Costume Coordinator: Mark Zappone
Lighting Design: David Moodey
Music: Owen Belton
Choreography: Crystal Pite
Staging: Hope Muir, Anne Dabrowski
Scenic Design: Jay Gower Taylor
Costume Design: Linda Chow
Lighting Design: Alan Brodie
Bruce Wells’ Beauty and the Beast
March 22 – 30, 2025 (NOTE: Not part of the 2024-25 Subscription season.)
Featuring students of Pacific Northwest Ballet School.
Music: Léo Delibes
Concept and Choreography: Bruce Wells
Staging: Ezra Thomson
Scenic Design: Ryan Sbaratta
Costumes: Atlanta Ballet Costume Shop
Lighting Design: Reed Nakayama
Roméo et Juliette
April 11 – 20, 2025
The original star-crossed lovers are back on the McCaw Hall stage! Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette distills the Shakespearean tragedy to its most moving, timeless core. Watch as young love blooms, grows, and overwhelms in this magnetic refresh of the classic story. Featuring emotional performances by PNB Company dancers and Prokofiev’s powerful score masterfully rendered by the PNB Orchestra, you won’t want to miss this spring offering.
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: Jean-Christophe Maillot
Original Staging: Gaby Baars, Bernice Coppieters, Giovanna Lorenzoni
Scenic Design: Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Costume Design: Jérôme Kaplan
Lighting Design: Dominique Drillot
Rep 6 – DIRECTOR’S CHOICE
May 30 – June 8, 2025
Embrace humanity and expand your mind as you explore the three pieces in our final production of the season. Twyla Tharp’s American masterpiece Nine Sinatra Songs is still sharp 40 years after its premiere. In it, Tharp effortlessly floats between dance genres, set to the familiar strains of Frank Sinatra hits. Two pieces from innovative choreographers Rena Butler and PNB’s own Kiyon Ross round out the program, and promise to connect us with our inner desires while allowing us to touch the stars.
Music: Cristina Spinei
Choreography: Kiyon Ross
Costume Design: Pauline Smith
Scenic Design: Norbert Herriges and Reed Nakayama
Lighting Design: Reed Nakayama
WORLD PREMIERE
Choreography: Rena Butler
Music: Frank Sinatra
Choreography: Twyla Tharp
Staging: Shelley Washington
Original Scenic Design: Santo Loquasto
Original Costume Design: Oscar de la Renta
Original Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton
SUBSCRIPTION & TICKET INFORMATION
The Pacific Northwest Ballet Box Office is now taking orders for subscription renewals, new subscriptions, and digital-season subscriptions to PNB’s 2024-25 season. Full-season [seated] subscriptions start at $201 for seats to all six programs. Four-show partial-season subscriptions start at $138. Full and partial-season subscribers may add on digital streaming access for reps 1-6 for $30 (does not include The Nutcracker or Beauty and the Beast.)
DIGITAL SEASON: For four years, PNB’s digital stage has allowed the company to stay connected with audiences around the world, and our plans are to continue providing an at-home streaming option this season. Many works PNB performs onstage during the 2024-25 season will be shared exclusively with Digital Season subscribers after the curtain comes down on in-person performances, available to view for five days. The digital-only subscription will be available for purchase at a later date.
Beginning July 23, tickets to all PNB performances (starting at $38) and George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® (starting at $29) may be purchased through the PNB Box Office:
· Phone – 206.441.2424
· In Person – 301 Mercer Street at Seattle Center
· Online 24/7 – PNB.org
(Tickets are also available – subject to availability – 90 minutes prior to each performance at McCaw Hall. In-person ticket sales at the McCaw Hall Box Office are subject to day-of-show increases. Advance tickets through the PNB Box Office are strongly suggested for best prices and greatest availability.)
For information about special ticket offers including group discounts, The Pointe, Beer & Ballet, Pay-What-You-Can, and student and senior rush tickets, visit PNB.org/offers.
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s season is proudly sponsored by ArtsFund, Microsoft, and The Shubert Foundation. Special thanks to 4Culture. PNB’s digital season is made possible by Katherine Graubard and William Calvin. PNB media sponsorship provided by The Seattle Times.