PNB School Performance

Hannah McDonald in the 2010 School Performance.
© Rex Tranter.

Pacific Northwest Ballet School 32nd Annual School Performance

See the stars of tomorrow on stage today!

Saturday, June 15, 2013, McCaw Hall


1:30 Performance
Levels I-IV, Levels I-VIII Men, and DanceChance will perform original works by PNBS faculty. Also on the program—the PNBS premiere of Twyla Tharp’s Sweet Fields, accompanied by the Tudor Choir and Balanchine’s Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, accompanied by the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, both danced by PNBS Professional Division students.
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4:30-6:30 Celebration Dinner
Join Peter Boal and faculty members to celebrate the year’s accomplishments and success with your classmates from PNB School. Students moving on to professional dance careers as well as graduating students will be recognized. We’ll gather in McCaw Hall’s Prelude Café for cocktails, a buffet dinner and a chance to mingle and share congratulations for a great year! The event begins following the 1:30pm School Performance.
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7:00 Performance
Levels V-VII will perform original works by PNBS faculty; Level VIII Women perform an excerpt from Balanchine’s treasured Serenade, accompanied by the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, and Professional Division students present encore performances of Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet and Sweet Fields.
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Twyla Tharp’s Sweet Fields

Twyla Tharp hand-picked Sweet Fields to be performed by our Professional Division students, as the start of her Artist in Residency (A.I.R.) for the 2013-2014 Season.


The Show Must Go On!

Pacific Northwest Ballet is committed to honoring its performance calendar. Performances will not be cancelled for any reason: weather, flu, traffic, or other. All ticket sales are final and there are no refunds or exchanges.

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