PNB Blog // Pacific Northwest Ballet

May 2026

Momotaro Community Day Panelists Share Their Favorite Asian Artists

For AANHPI Heritage Month, Momotaro Community Day panelists recommend Japanese and Japanese American artists to know, from Denshō to local muralists.

May 2026

6 NEXT STEP Choreographers Share Their Inspiration

PNB Company dancers Luther DeMyer, Zsilas Michael Hughes, Leah Terada, and more share the inspiration behind their new works for NEXT STEP 2026.

May 2026

Sequential Steps: How the Choreographic Pipeline Moves

PNB faculty member Eva Stone reflects on choreographic lineage and mentoring young dance-makers through PNB School’s New Voices program.

May 2026

A Conversation with Jessica Lang and Peter Boal

PNB Resident Choreographer Jessica Lang talks with Artistic Director Peter Boal about Ghost Variations, Tony Bennett, and creating for PNB’s dancers.

May 2026

6 Professional Division Students Answer Your NEXT STEP Questions!

April 2026

Her Door to the Sky Inspirations: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Patio Door Series

Discover how Georgia O’Keeffe’s Patio Door paintings inspired Jessica Lang’s ballet Her Door to the Sky, part of PNB’s ALL LANG program.

April 2026

The Language of Flowers in Giselle

Explore the Victorian language of flowers hidden in PNB’s Giselle, from Giselle’s daisies to Myrtha’s myrtle crown and Albert’s grave-side lilies.

April 2026

Meet the Giselle Characters

Meet the cast of Giselle, from the spirited heroine and disguised Duke Albert to Myrtha and her ghostly Wilis, before curtain rise at PNB.

April 2026

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Giselle 2026

Peter Boal previews PNB’s historically restaged Giselle, from Doug Fullington and Marian Smith’s research to Jérôme Kaplan’s sets and costumes.

March 2026

Giselle Pantomime Guide

Learn to read the mime gestures in Giselle, from “I love you” to “we will marry,” with illustrations to help you follow the ballet’s story.