Dance! Love! Death! Each of these elements keeps changing its flavor as the brew matures.
The New York Times
This romantic ballet gem has been updated and staged by Peter Boal for PNB with sumptuous costumes and sets by Jérôme Kaplan. A mountain village in a lush forest becomes the backdrop to love, betrayal, and otherworldly specters in this compelling masterpiece.
Dance! Love! Death! Each of these elements keeps changing its flavor as the brew matures.
Enjoy an in-depth discussion between PNB artists, from choreographers to costume designers, before attending a dress rehearsal performance with PNB Company dancers and the PNB Orchestra. You’ll get behind-the-scenes perspectives and a sneak peek at the show.
Perfect for folks wanting to learn more about ballet and its history, “Ballet Talks” are entertaining half–hour lectures about PNB’s current show given by dance experts. Join us an hour before your performance downstairs in the Nesholm Family Lecture Hall!
Connect with PNB Company artists in these inspiring Q&A sessions directly following your performance. “Meet the Artist” is an opportunity to discuss how the ballet you just watched impacted you and to learn the performers’ unique insights.
This season, Pacific Northwest Ballet offers Audio Dance Description at select performances of Jewels, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, Cinderella, Firebird, and Giselle!
Casting is posted five days in advance.
Music
Adolphe Adam, with additional music by Friedrich Burgmüller, Ludwig Minkus, and Cesare Pugni
Choreography
Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa, with additional choreography by Peter Boal
Scenic & cOSTUME Design
Jérôme Kaplan
Lighting Design
Randall G. Chiarelli
Premiere
June 28, 1841
Ballet du Théâtre de l’Académie Royale de Musique (Paris), choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot
PNB Premiere
June 3, 2011; new production May 30, 2014