Special Presentations

Christopher Wheeldon On Stage

Wednesday, September 21, 6:30–8:00 pm
McCaw Hall
Tickets $20 ($10 for subscribers)

Enjoy an onstage preview of ALL WHEELDON hosted by the choreographer himself! Christopher Wheeldon, newly appointed to the artistic team of London’s Royal Ballet, returns to Seattle to rehearse the Company for its first program dedicated to his work.

After Petipa

Thursday, October 20, 5:30–7:00 pm
The Phelps Center
Tickets $20

Many ballets are credited with choreography “after Petipa,” but what does that really mean? Education Programs Manager Doug Fullington and Company dancers look at LOVE STORIES’ famous classical duets—the Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake and the Blue Bird pas de deux and Grand pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty—to find how these extraordinary dances have evolved over time.

Balanchine Then and Now

Monday, April 2, 5:30–7:00 pm
The Phelps Center
Tickets $20

Founding Artistic Director Francia Russell and Artistic Director Peter Boal join PNB dancers to discuss ballets by George Balanchine that the great choreographer changed over time. This lecture-demonstration will include film excerpts as well as performances of excerpts from Agon, The Four Temperaments, Square Dance, and Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux.