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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.

To view press releases from previous seasons, please see our press release archives.


DATE PRESS RELEASE
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)

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Repertory Program 2: NEW WORKS, featuring works by Mark Morris, Kiyon Gaines, Benjamin Millepied, William Forsythe. (PDF: 98KB)

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)

April
2008
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents 8 ENCORES, Sunday, June 8, 6:30 pm: George Balanchine, Ulysses Dove, Jean-Christophe Maillot, David Parsons, Jerome Robbins, Susan Stroman

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Rep VI of the 2007–2008 Season: ALL ROBBINS (PDF: 153KB)

White Bird Presents Landmark Evening 4x4 The Ballet Project on May 8 & 9 at Schnitzer. Appearing together for the first time are Eugene Ballet Company, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. (PDF: 74KB)

Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces 2008-2009 Season Calendar (PDF: 84KB)

Comings and Goings: Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces Changes in Company Line-Up (PDF: 81KB)

March
2008
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents the Fifth Annual Choreographers' Showcase, April 9, 2008, 7:30 pm (PDF: 86KB)

What's So Funny? Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents LAUGH OUT LOUD! Spring Dance Festival: Trisha Brown – Michel Fokine – Sara Pearson & Patrik Widrig – Brian Reeder – Jerome Robbins – Susan Stroman – Olivier Wevers – Christopher Wheeldon, April 17-20, 2008 (PDF: 102KB)

Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces Opening Week Casting for Rep IV: DIRECTOR'S CHOICE(PDF: 88KB)

February
2008
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents the 5th Annual DISCOVER DANCE Community Performance: A Portrait of Community, March 22, 2:00 pm (PDF: 168KB)

Pacific Northest Ballet Presents Rep V of its 2007–2008 Season: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, April 3–13 (PDF: 132KB)

Pacific Northest Ballet Presents Rep IV of its 2007–2008 Season: DIRECTOR'S CHOICE (PDF: 132KB)

Pacific Northest Ballet Announces Casting Changes for Roméo et Juliette. (PDF: 179KB)

January
2008
Roméo et Juliette: Pacific Northest Ballet Announces Casting for Entire Run. Special added performance to feature Bernice Coppieters, Les Ballet de Monte-Carlo's Original Juliette (PDF: 260KB)

Pacific Northwest Ballet dancer's food blog picked up by Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AnticiPlate — Site celebrates love of cooking gourmet food. (PDF: 133KB)

December
2007
Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents the West Coast Premiere of Jean-Christophe Maillot's Roméo et Juliette (PDF: 122KB)

Pacific Northwest Ballet School to Begin National Audition Tour for Prestigious Summer Course

Pacific Northwest Ballet Offers Some Not-So-Last-Minute Gift Ideas. Options for shoppers looking to give experiences instead of stuff this holiday season
October
2007
Lead Casting Announced for Week Two of Pacific Northwest Ballet's Contemporary Classics (PDF: 114KB)

Lead Casting Announced for Week One of Pacific Northwest Ballet's Contemporary Classics (PDF: 123KB)

Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers launch new website PNB Unleashed (PDF: 150KB)

Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents the Northwest's Favorite Family Holiday Tradition: NUTCRACKER (PDF: 307KB)
September
2007
Pacific Northwest Ballet Celebrates Classic Works and Adds Two New Works to Repertoire with CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS, November 1-11, 2007 at McCaw Hall (PDF: 221KB)

Princess Grace Foundation-USA Announces a 2007 Princess Grace Award Dance Scholarship will be Presented to Andrew Bartee, Pacific Northwest Ballet School (PDF: 172KB)

Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces Leading Casts for Entire Run of ALL BALANCHINE, September 20-30, 2007 at McCaw Hall (PDF: 269KB)

Pacific Northwest Ballet Co-Presents Lecture-Demonstration Balanchine's Petipa, October 5, 2007 at the Phelps Center (PDF: 155KB)

Casting Announced for Week One of Pacific Northwest Ballet's ALL BALANCHINE, September 20-30, 2007 (PDF: 264KB)

Casting Announced for Pacific Northwest Ballet's FIRST LOOK 2007 Season Preview Performance & Party, Saturday, September 15, 2007, 6:30 pm. (PDF: 197KB)

August
2007
Pacific Northwest Ballet to Perform at Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival, Monday, September 3, 6:45pm • PNB's summer performances at Vail International Dance Festival a critical success!

Pacific Northwest Ballet's BACKSTAGE PASS Opens 2007/08 Season in style with SEASON KICKOFF PARTY AT NUVO MODA. Artistic Director Peter Boal joins in the fun, Thurs, Aug 30, 6:30-9:00 pm

July
2007
Pacific Northwest Ballet Opens 2007/2008 Season with All Balanchine, Featuring Square Dance, Prodigal Son and Ballet Imperial

Pacific Northwest Ballet 2007–2008 Season at a Glance Updated July 13, 2007

Pacific Northwest Ballet School Offers Special Summer Programs. Summer fun abounds at PNB School with its world-class 2007 Summer Course, Summer Dance Workshops, PNBConditioning and performances featuring REACH! Student Performance Group

June
2007
Pacific Northwest Ballet on Tour. Performances at Vail International Dance Festival, Bumbershoot and Fall for Dance in 2007; Ballet Across America Festival at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in 2008