Habtamu Abdi, civilian liaison between the Seattle Police Department and the East African community at the Ethiopian Community Center in Rainier Valley. (Photos by Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut)
Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Mara Vinson (center) as Princess Aurora falls into a deep slumber after pricking her finger on a cursed spindle in Ronald Hynd's <i>The Sleeping Beauty</i>.
But the show could be more relevant if it tapped into the digital tools of the 21st Century. Maybe even cellphones, seeing as they were ringing in the audience anyway.