Press Releases

Pacific Northwest Ballet press releases for the current year are available through the links below. Recent releases are provided in Adobe PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, Click Here to download it for free from Adobe's website.

January 2012

Pacific Northwest Ballet presents APOLLO & CARMINA, April 13–22, 2012
Pacific Northwest Ballet presents the American Premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s Don Quixote, February 3–12, 2012

December 2011

Pacific Northwest Ballet School Presents Snow White, March 17–25, 2012
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents NEW WORKS, March 16–24, 2012

November 2011

HARK! The High School Choirs Sing!
Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces New Hires and Promotions

September 2011

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Stowell & Sendak Nutcracker, the Northwest's Favorite Holiday Tradition, November 25–December 27, 2011

August 2011

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents LOVE STORIES, November 4–13, 2011
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents ALL WHEELDON, September 23–October 2, 2011
Pacific Northwest Ballet Congratulates Princess Grace Award-Winner Margaret Mullin

July 2011

Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces New Company Members for 2011–12 Season

May 2011

PNB Box Office Opens for 2011–2012 ticket sales on Monday, July 18. Special One Week Offer: NO SERVICE FEES July 18–24! PNB Announces 39th Season Line-Up
National Endowment for the Arts announces grant to Pacific Northwest Ballet

April 2011

Pacific Northwest Ballet School Presents A DAY OF DANCE, Saturday, June 18, 2011: The 30th Annual PNB School Performance and NEXT STEP
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Giselle, June 3–12, 2011
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents MIDSUMMER MISCHIEF: The Seventh Annual Backstage Bash, April 15.

March 2011

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents its 2010–2011 Season Encore Performance, June 12, 2011, to include works by Balanchine, Caniparoli, Kylian, Stowell, and more! Featuring the PNB Orchestra.
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents the Spring 2011 DISCOVER DANCE Community Performance, Saturday, March 26, 10:00 am

February 2011

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents A Midsummer Night's Dream, April 8–17, 2011
Pacific Northwest Ballet presents CONTEMPORARY 4, featuring works by Paul Gibson, Marco Goecke, Mark Morris, Alexei Ratmansky
Pacific Northwest Ballet Pinocchio, PNB's Family Matinee Series, Featuring performances by students of Pacific Northwest Ballet School

January 2011

Pacific Northwest Ballet Dancer Stacy Lowenberg Announces Retirement, Following a 17-Year Career, Final Performances During 2010–2011 Season
Cinderella: Lunch is a Ball! Prince Charming may be just a scratch away at Pacific Northwest Ballet and Pacific Place
Works & Process, the performing arts program at the Guggenheim to live stream PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET – GISELLE REVISITED, Sunday, January 9

December 2010

Pacific Northwest Ballet presents Cinderella, February 4–13, 2011
Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker Nominated for Fourth-Annual Goldstar National Nutcracker Award

November 2010

Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancer Jeffrey Stanton Announces Retirement, Final Performances During 2010–2011 Season

October 2010

Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces Guest Conductors for Nutcracker
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents the Fall DISCOVER DANCE Community Performance, First Outreach Performance of the 2010–2011 Season, Saturday, November 13, 2010, 2:00 pm
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Stowell & Sendak Nutcracker, the Northwest's Favorite Holiday Tradition, November 26–December 27, 2010
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents ALL THARP, November 5–14, 2010

September 2010

Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancer Ariana Lallone to Leave at End of 2010-2011 Season

August 2010

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Director's Choice, Featuring works by Nacho Duato, Jiri Kylian, Jerome Robbins, September 24–October 3, 2010
Pacific Northwest Ballet Appoints Emil de Cou as new Music Director/Principal Conductor

July 2010

We're Teeny with the Kids! Pacific Northwest Ballet Honored with Three Teen Tix Teeny Awards!
Pacific Northwest Ballet Box Office Opens for 2010-2011 season on Monday, July 19. Special One Week Offer: NO SERVICE FEES July 19 – 25!
Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces Dancer Promotions for 2010–2011 Season

May 2010

Countdown to Coppélia Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces Special Family-Friendly Activities, as PNB’s Production Staff Goes into Overdrive Putting Final Touches on Gorgeous New Production of Balanchine’s Comedic Classic!
Pacific Northwest Ballet School Presents A Day of Dance, Saturday, June 19, 2010. The 29th Annual PNBS School Performances, See the stars of tomorrow on stage today!
Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces First Week's PRINCIPAL CASTING, special GUEST CONDUCTORS, and PETER BOAL'S DEBUT as Dr. Coppelius in the PNB Premiere of George Balanchine's Coppélia
Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces Special Offers in Conjunction with the PNB Premiere of George Balanchine's Coppélia
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents its 2009–2010 Season Encore Performance, featuring Stewart Kershaw Conducting the PNB Orchestra, June 13, 2010

April 2010

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents the PNB Premiere of George Balanchine's Coppélia, June 3-13, 2010

March 2010

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents the Seventh Annual Choreographers’ Showcase, One Night Only! Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 7:00 pm
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents ALL BALANCHINE, April 15–25, 2010
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Jordan Pacitti Announces Departure to Pursue Fragrance Career
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents the Spring DISCOVER DANCE Community Performance, The second outreach performance of the 2009–2010 Season, 2:00 pm, April 24, 2010
Pacific Northwest Ballet presents WHEN DOVES FLY, The Sixth Annual Backstage Bash, Friday, March 26, 2010
Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET—BALANCHINE'S PETIPA, May 14 & 15, 2010

February 2010

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents 3 BY DOVE (and one by Quijada), March 18–28, 2010

January 2010

The Sleeping Beauty: Unlike Princess Aurora, if you snooze, you lose! Now thru February 12, 2010, enter to win one of three Sleeping Beauty Dream Weekends and get the royal treatment from PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET and PACIFIC PLACE
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Special Family Matinees: Hansel & Gretel, March 21 at 12:00 & 3:30 pm; March 27 at 1:00 pm
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Winter Wonderland Ball, Sunday, January 31, 2010

December 2009

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Ronald Hynd's The Sleeping Beauty, February 4–14, 2010

November 2009

Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces Special Guest Appearance by UW Husky Quincy Pondexter in Nutcracker
Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces Guest Conductors for Nutcracker
Pacific Northwest Ballet Returns to New York City with Seven Performances at Joyce Theater
Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker The Northwest's Favorite Holiday Tradition!
Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker Hosts Contests Both Literate and Artistic

October 2009

First DISCOVER DANCE Community Performance of 2009-2010 Season November 14, 2009. Performance offers a sneak-peek of PNB’s new Coppélia (PDF: 203K)
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents DIRECTOR'S CHOICE, Featuring works by Val Caniparoli, Marco Goecke, Jiri Kylian, Jerome Robbins, November 5-15, 2009 (PDF: 229K)

September 2009

Pacific Northwest Ballet Music Director and Conductor Stewart Kershaw Announces Departure (PDF: 116K)
Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces Dancer Promotions for the 2009-2010 Season (PDF: 125K)
Pacific Northwest Ballet Partners with Classical KING FM for Four Live Broadcasts of Season Ballets (PDF: 133K)
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Stowell & Sendak Nutcracker, The Northwest's Favorite Holiday Tradition! (PDF: 165K)

August 2009

How to Cook a Ballerina: Pacific Northwest Ballet's Kari Brunson Announces Departure to Pursue Restaurant Career (PDF: 165K)
PNB to tour to Joyce Theatre, NYC (PDF: 67K)
Pacific Northwest Ballet Opens 2009–2010 Season with Jean-Christophe Maillot's Roméo et Juliette (PDF: 166K)
Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces Performance Casting for Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival, One Day Only! Labor Day Monday, September 7, 2009, 1:00 pm (PDF: 101K)

July 2009

Pacific Northwest Ballet Box Office Opens for 2009-2010 season on Monday, July 20. Special One Week Offer: NO SERVICE FEES FOR online and in-person sales July 20–27! (PDF: 69K)

May 2009

Pacific Northwest Ballet's DISCOVER DANCE Program Receives Funding from National Endowment for the Arts. (PDF: 49K)
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Saturday, June 13, 2009: A DAY OF DANCE (PDF: 69K)
    2:30 pm: 28th ANNUAL PNBS SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
    5:30 pm: FIRST ANNUAL PNBS SCHOLARSHIP DINNER
    7:30 pm: SIXTH ANNUAL CHOREOGRAPHERS’ SHOWCASE

April 2009

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Repertory Program 6: DIRECTOR'S CHOICE, featuring works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Christopher Wheeldon. May 28–June 7, 2009 (PDF: 96K)
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents 2008-2009 Season Encore Performance: A Celebration of Louise Nadeau, Sunday, June 7, 2009, 6:30 pm (PDF: 110KB)

March 2009

Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces 2009–2010 Season Calendar. September 2009–June 2010 (PDF: 68K)
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Swan Lake. April 9–19, 2009 (PDF: 55K)
Pacific Northwest Ballet's Broadway Festival Presents INTERMISSION: THE MUSICAL, The show must go on...in the lobby. (PDF: 49KB)
In Conjunction with PNB's Broadway Festival, SIFF Cinema Presents The Broadway Festival Onscreen (PDF: 49KB)

February 2009

Pacific Northwest Ballet and Five Elementary Schools Present Community Performance DISCOVER DANCE: "Ideas in Motion", March 21, 2009, 2:00 pm (PDF: 54KB)
Pacific Northwest Ballet coming to Palm Desert . Sixth Annual Desert Sunset Dinner on Saturday, February 28 to be followed by performance on Sunday, March 1 at McCallum Theatre. Honorary guest: Barbara Sinatra (PDF: 23KB)
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Broadway Festival Featuring Works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Susan Stroman, and Christopher Wheeldon. March 12-22, 2009 (PDF: 71KB)

January 2009

Emeralds and Rubies and Diamonds—Oh My!. PNB and Pacific Place announce story contest in conjunction with Jewels (PDF: 463KB)
Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancer Louise Nadeau to Retire at End of the 2008-2009 Season (PDF: 53KB)
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents World Premiere: Pinocchio. PNB's Family Matinee Series, February 7–8, 2009 (PDF: 43KB)

December 2008

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Repertory Program 3: George Balanchine's Jewels™. Emeralds, Rubies, Diamonds (PDF: 48KB)
Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces Special Guest Casting for Nutcracker (PDF: 66KB)
Jacob's Pillow Makes First Announcement of the 2009 Festival Season: Pacific Northwest Ballet Performs Exclusive Ulysses Dove Program (PDF: 50KB)

October 2008

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents its Second Repertory Program of the 2008–2009 Season: NEW WORKS, Nov 6-16 (PDF: 425KB)
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Stowell/Sendak Nutcracker, 25th Anniversary(PDF: 175KB)

August 2008

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Two World Premieres by Twyla Tharp as Curtain Rises on the 2008–2009 Season: ALL THARP, September 25 - October 5, 2008 (PDF: 103KB)
Season Opener of Pacific Northwest Ballet's "Conversations with PNB" to Include Book-Signing by Twyla Tharp, September 21, 2008 (PDF: 88KB)
"FIRST LOOK" Season Preview Performance and Gala Launches Pacific Northwest Ballet's Season on the Right Foot — ALSO — PNB Announces New Dancers for 2008–2009 Season (PDF: 116KB)
Twyla Tharp to Kick Off the First of Pacific Northwest Ballet's 2008–2009 Season Lecture-Demonstrations!
Pacific Northwest Ballet Soloist Lucien Postlewaite Wins Princess Grace Award (PDF: 103KB) Casting Announced for Pacific Northwest Ballet's Performance at Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival, Labor Day Monday, September 1, 2008, 5:30 pm (PDF: 68KB)

June 2008

Life Beyond Ballet, The First Press Release in an Ongoing Series Sporadically Spotlighting the Outside Endeavors of Members of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Family (PDF: 120KB)

May 2008

Pacific Northwest Ballet School Presents the 27th Annual School Performance, June 14, 2008, 2 performances (PDF: 87KB)