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 JeanChristophe 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 a digital subscription as well so audiences across the country and around the world can attend the show: digital season subscriptions will go on sale at a later date. 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.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET’S 2024-25 SEASON LINE-UP
Rep 1 – THE TIMES ARE RACING September 20 – 29, 2024
The Veil Between Worlds Music: Oliver Davis Choreography: Edwaard Liang Costume Design: Mark Zappone Lighting Design: Reed Nakayama WORLD PREMIERE Choreography: Jessica Lang The Times Are Racing 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
Square Dance Music: Antonio Vivaldi Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Staging: Peter Boal Prodigal Son 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 Stravinsky Violin Concerto 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 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 WORLD PREMIERE Music: Alfonso Perduto Choreography: Price Suddarth Costume Design: Mark Zappone Lighting Design: Reed Nakayama Afternoon of a Faun Music: Claude Debussy Choreography: Jerome Robbins Staging: Bart Cook Scenic and Lighting Design: Jean Rosenthal Costume Design: Irene Sharaff Mopey Music: C.P.E. Bach and The Cramps Choreography: Marco Goecke Staging: Sean Suozzi Costume Coordinator: Mark Zappone Lighting Design: David Moodey Emergence 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 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 …throes of increasing wonder 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 Nine Sinatra Songs 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 mini-season subscriptions start at $138. Full and mini-season subscribers may add 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 go on sale at a later date (to be announced), available for $300.
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.
