PNB Blog
Q&A: Giselle Designer Jérôme Kaplan
Peter Boal’s radiant staging of Giselle returns with all-new scenery and costumes by award-winning designer Jérôme Kaplan (above) who is best known to PNB audiences [...]
Inside the Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Pacific Northwest Ballet
As the hints of mid-summer weather start to be felt, along comes George Balanchine's enchanting production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. This production is unique [...]
PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal’s Staging of Giselle
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2011 production of Giselle has been staged by PNB artistic director Peter Boal, based in part on primary sources from Paris and [...]
Photo Shoot: Kaori Nakamura as Giselle
Recently, during a rare photo shoot in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s studios, the work of three exceptional artists–principal dancer Kaori Nakamura, costume designer Jérôme Kaplan, and photographer [...]
Tell The Tale: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
ACT I - A forest near Athens, one Midsummer eve The First Act takes place in a forest near the duke’s palace. Oberon, King of the [...]
Stage Mom: PNB Soloist Sarah Ricard Orza on Parenting & Performing
It is uncommon for performing ballerinas to be moms–let alone at the peak of their career. Many ballerinas retire from dancing to start a family, [...]
Season 2014-2015 Announcement
SEATTLE, WA—Artistic Director Peter Boal has announced the line-up for Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2014-2015 season. Highlights include a program devoted to the work of [...]
In Pictures: Lesley Rausch as Princess Aurora
Anyone sitting in the audience for one of principal dancer Lesley Rausch's recent performances as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty was in for a [...]
By the Numbers: Peter Boal Breaks Down The Sleeping Beauty
Last Friday, PNB raised the curtain on Ronald Hynd’s enchanting production of The Sleeping Beauty. This will be the 5th time PNB has presented the [...]