Story of the The Sleeping Beauty Ballet

Story of the The Sleeping Beauty Ballet

Prologue: Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away, the good King Florestan and his Queen had their first child, Princess Aurora. To celebrate this happy occasion, they hold a grand christening ceremony to honor the baby princess. Among the guests are six fairies, each...

Don Quixote Stage Art

Ballet productions are full of artful creativity – choreography, music, costumes. But there is one element of staging classical productions that rarely gets the spotlight – the stage art. Ruth Gilmore has been the artist behind Olympic Ballet Theatre’s stage art for...
Meet the Choreographer | Karl Watson

Meet the Choreographer | Karl Watson

How did you get into dancing? When I was three and a half years old, my mom took me to see A Christmas Carol play. It was too scary for me, and I started crying, so she took me to the lobby and asked an usher if there’s anything else we could see. Luckily, The...