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PNB's 2011–2012 season is a celebration of great choreographers featuring PNB's renowned live orchestra, stunning production design, and incomparable dancing. Subscribe Today and you'll receive reserved seats for six performances, big savings, and a host of other valuable and fun benefits.
SUBSCRIPTION PERFORMANCES
ALL WHEELDON
September 23–October 2, 2011
Carousel (A Dance)© (Richard Rodgers/Christopher Wheeldon)
After the Rain pas de deux© (Arvo Pärt/Christopher Wheeldon)
Polyphonia© (Gyorgy Ligeti/Christopher Wheeldon)
Variations Sérieuses© (Felix Mendelssohn/Christopher Wheeldon)
LOVE STORIES
November 4–13, 2011
*Divertimento from "Le Baiser de la Fée" (Igor Stravinsky/George Balanchine)
*Afternoon of a Faun (Claude Debussy/Jerome Robbins)
Balcony pas de deux from Roméo et Juliette (Sergei Prokofiev/Jean-Christophe Maillot)
Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake (P.I. Tchaikovsky/Kent Stowell after Marius Petipa)
Aurora’s Wedding from The Sleeping Beauty (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky/Ronald Hynd)
*Don Quixote
February 3–12, 2012
Music: Ludwig Minkus / Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
PNB proudly presents the American premiere of Alexei Ratmansky's full-length Don Quixote. "As bright a hope as any today to bring new choreographic life to ballet." (New York Times)
NEW WORKS
March 16–24, 2012
*A Million Kisses to My Skin (Johann Sebastian Bach/David Dawson)
**Cylindrical Shadows (Johann Sebastian Bach/Annabelle Lopez Ochoa)
**World Premiere (Jasper Gahunia/Victor Quijada)
APOLLO & CARMINA
April 13–22, 2012
Apollo (Igor Stravinsky/George Balanchine)
Carmina Burana (Carl Orff/Kent Stowell)
From Greek gods to 13th-century monks, this blockbuster double-bill reaches through centuries to resonate with powerful impact.
Coppélia
June 1–10, 2012
Music: Leo Delibes / Choreography: Alexandra Danilova and George Balanchine
"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)
NON-SUBSCRIPTION PERFORMANCES (these can be added to your subscription)
Nutcracker
November 25–December 27, 2011
Music: P.I. Tchaikovsky / Choreography: Kent Stowell / Sets & Costumes: Maurice Sendak
PNB's cherished Stowell/Sendak Nutcracker returns for its 28th year as the most festive event of the season. There's no greater gift than a magical memory and no holiday entertainment like Nutcracker!
Snow White
March 17–25, 2012
Music: Jules Massenet / Choreography: Bruce Wells
PNB's Family Matinee! Danced by the students of Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Snow White is a brand new, narrated, hour-long, version of this beloved classic.
*PNB Premiere **World Premiere
Photos (from top): Carla Körbes. Louise Nadeau and Seth Orza in Variations Sérieuses. Kaoria Nakamura and Lucien Postlewaite in Swan Lake. Don Quixote image courtesy of Dutch National Ballet. Jonathan Porretta in Suspension of Disbelief. PNB Company dancers in Carmina Burana. Kaori Nakamura in Coppélia. PNB Company dancers in Nutcracker. (All Photos © Angela Sterling unless otherwise noted.)
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