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Pacific Northwest Ballet Blog

Go behind the scenes at Pacific Northwest Ballet with dancer interviews, production insights, company news, and stories from PNB School.

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  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Costume and Wardrobe  // 
  • How It's Made
March 2024
Mark Zappone on Designing the Costumes for Bacchus 
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  • Life at PNB  // 
  • Costume and Wardrobe  // 
  • Q&A
March 2024
About Costume Designer Mark Zappone: “Follow Your Curiosity”
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  • Director's Notebook  // 
  • Inside the Production
March 2024
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Bacchus, One Thousand Pieces
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Jonathan Batista in Ulysses Dove’s Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven, photo © Lindsay Thomas.
  • I.D.E.A  // 
  • Q&A
February 2024
PNB Black History Month Profile: Jonathan Batista
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Zsilas Michael Hughes in Kent Stowell's Cinderella, photo © Angela Sterling.
  • I.D.E.A  // 
  • Q&A
February 2024
PNB Black History Month Profile: Zsilas Michael Hughes 
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Betty Agent and the PNB Orchestra, photo © Angela Sterling.
  • I.D.E.A  // 
  • Q&A
February 2024
PNB Black History Month Profile: Betty Agent
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  • I.D.E.A
February 2024
Black Ballet History Reading List
Explore PNB’s curated reading list celebrating Black excellence in dance for Black History Month, with books for ballet lovers of all ages.
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PNB Company Dancers and PNB School Professional Division students in rehearsal, photo © Lindsay Thomas.
  • Life at PNB  // 
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  • Professional Division  // 
  • School
January 2024
A Day in the Life of a Professional Division Student: Rehearsing Swan Lake
Follow a PNB School Professional Division student through a full day of ballet training and Swan Lake rehearsals at Pacific Northwest Ballet.
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  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Director's Notebook
January 2024
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake
Peter Boal shares insights on PNB’s production of Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake, reflecting on its history at PNB and what makes this staging special.
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PNB Company dancers in Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake, photo © Lindsay Thomas.
  • Director's Notebook  // 
  • Inside the Production
January 2024
Executive Director’s Notes: Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake
PNB Executive Director Ellen Walker shares her perspective on Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake and its significance to Pacific Northwest Ballet’s legacy.
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