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For the traditionalist:
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty, boasting Tchaikovsky’s most luscious score and, in Aurora, one of ballet’s most dazzling female roles. 2/1–2/10. Times and prices vary. McCaw Hall, Seattle Center, 321 Mercer St.; 206.441.2424; pnb.org
For the ethicist:
Transdisciplinary performer Nicola Gunn’s piece for person and ghetto blaster, which interrogates the moral dimensions of human behavior (including yours). 2/14–2/16. Times and prices vary. On the Boards, Capitol Hill, 100 W Roy St.; 206.217.9886
For the modernist:
Chop Shop, the Eastside’s premier contemporary dance festival, offers a lavish buffet of eight companies from across the country, including the local Stone Dance Collective. 2/16–2/17. Times and prices vary. Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, 11100 NE Sixth St.; 425.637.1020
For the musician:
The Mark Morris Dance Group, presenting the work of the Seattle-raised innovator whose synchronized symmetry is inspired by music’s mood and its structure. 2/21–2/23. 8 p.m. Prices vary. Meany Center, University of Washington, 4140 George Washington Lane NE; 206.543.4880
