Drew Lybolt | Corps de Ballet2025-09-29T14:33:19-07:00
PNB Dancer Drew Lybolt

Drew
Lybolt

Drew Lybolt (he/him) is from Indianapolis, Indiana. He trained on scholarship at the Indianapolis School of Ballet and Colburn Dance Academy and was a member of Pacific Northwest Ballet School’s Professional Division. He attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Miami City Ballet School, and the School of Philadelphia Ballet. Drew joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2024.

Drew choreographed and performed a solo work as part of the “2 Dances for Trudl” concert in 2022. The piece was set to a score by Herbert Zipper in an effort to restore music lost or suppressed by the Holocaust. The video recording was archived in the Library of Congress as part of their Concerts from the Library of Congress series.

Ensemble Roles

George Balanchine

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Coppélia
Square Dance
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Prodigal Son

Peter Boal

Giselle

Justin Peck

The Times Are Racing

Crystal Pite

Emergence
The Seasons’ Canon

Kent Stowell

Carmina Burana
Swan Lake

Leading Roles

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake

January 29th, 2024|Director's Notebook, Performances|

Just over twenty years ago, in September 2003, a theater called Marion Oliver McCaw Hall opened in Seattle. Built on the site of the Seattle Opera House, which dated back to the 1962 World’s Fair, the new hall was the realization of years of dreaming, planning, fundraising, and building. With Seattle Symphony’s recent relocation to Benaroya Hall, McCaw Hall was tailored to the needs of its two primary tenants, Seattle Opera and Pacific Northwest Ballet. After a joint gala celebrating the new digs and the dawn of a new era for each arts organization, PNB offered another unveiling – a completely redesigned version of Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake.

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Dan Williams, PNB’s Principal Oboist, on Swan Lake

January 25th, 2024|Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|

The first notes of Swan Lake's enduring score are played by the oboe. The instrument features prominently throughout the ballet; in fact, those first five notes are inverted to begin the Swan Lake theme. Today on the blog, we sit down with PNB's Principal Oboist Dan Williams to learn more about his perspective on Swan Lake, PNB's Orchestra, and playing the oboe!

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Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancer James Yoichi Moore Announces Retirement

January 23rd, 2024|Dancer Announcements, Dancers|

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer James Yoichi Moore has announced that after a 20-year career with the company, he is retiring at the end of PNB’s 2023-24 season. Moore joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2004 and was promoted to soloist in 2008 and principal in 2013. His two decades with the company will be celebrated at the Season Encore Performance, Sunday, June 9 at McCaw Hall.

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5 Reasons Why Swan Lake is a Ballet Classic

January 16th, 2024|Performances|

Swan Lake is one of the most popular ballets of all time. It premiered in Moscow in 1877 and was met with a lukewarm reception. Despite its humble beginnings, this ballet continued to be performed, and in the 21st century, it’s frankly iconic! Read on to learn five reasons why this ballet is a must-see.

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