FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

What Performances are Best For Children?
Do you have Helpful Hints About Attending the Ballet with Children?
Does PNB Offer Ticket Discounts for Children?

What Performances are Best For Children?

Many of Pacific Northwest Ballet's performances are wonderfully suited to school-age children.

• Nutcracker, Nov. 25-Dec. 27, 2011. This masterful Nutcracker production is like no other in the world. Nothing fills hearts with holiday magic like PNB's Nutcracker!
• Don Quixote, Feb. 3–12, 2012. PNB is proud to present the American premiere of Alexei Ratmansky's full-length Don Quixote, "a display of exciting and hot-blooded dance." (De Telegraaf)
• Snow White, Mar. 17-25, 2012. Danced by the students of Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Snow White is a new, narrated, hour-long, version of this beloved classic, perfect for children and families!
• Coppélia, June 1–10, 2012. "This magical world shines in daylight and glows at twilight. You believe that here, just perhaps, a doll could indeed come to life." (The Seattle Times)
• The annual Discover Dance Community Performances (one in spring and one in fall), presented by PNB's Education and Community Programs, offer further opportunities for introducing youth to dance.

Parents know their children best. Kids who can sit quietly through a movie generally do well at a theatre performance.

Do you have Helpful Hints About Attending the Ballet with Children?

• Preparing Ahead makes a more enriching experience. You can find out a lot about the performance you are attending before coming to the theatre. Look for performance information, images, videos, dancer interviews, and stories on the season pages for the performance you are attending.
• Booster Seats and Binoculars are available just off of the main entry lobby (Kreielsheimer Promenade) and ushers can help guide you there. Booster seats are intended for children or patrons shorter than 5 feet on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a $5 rental fee for binoculars.
• What to Wear? Some people enjoy making their visit to the ballet a dress-up occasion, but many others dress casually. Most importantly, wear something you are comfortable in, and enjoy the performance!
• Meals & Snacks. Full meal service is available at the Prelude restaurant up to 2 hours prior to performances, and no reservations are necessary. Food and beverages are not allowed in the auditorium.
• Viewing from the Lobby Children who are having difficulty watching and listening quietly during the performance may leave with an accompanying adult through the nearest exit and view the performance on monitors in the McCaw Hall Lobby.
• Check out our Plan Your Visit section of this site, for more details on performance location, the gift shop, dining and facilities.

Does PNB Offer Ticket Discounts for Children?

Adults and children of every age must have their own ticket to attend a Pacific Northwest Ballet performance. However, a variety of ticket discounts are available for children and familes. Please click the links below for full details.

• Nutcracker child ticket discount. PNB offers a child rate for Nutcracker tickets for ages 0–12.
• Teen Tix. If you are 13-19 years old, you can join Teen Tix and purchase tickets to Pacific Northwest Ballet performances and other local music, dance, theatre and art events for only $5 (excludes Nutcracker and special events).
• Student Rush Tickets. Half price rush tickets are available to students beginning 90 minutes prior to curtain time at the McCaw Hall Box Office (excludes Nutcracker and special events).

Additional questions? Please email marketing@pnb.org