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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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  • Audio Dance Description  // 
  • I.D.E.A
March 2025
The Impact of Institutional Support
Darkroom Ballet’s Krishna Washburn explains why PNB’s audio dance description program matters for blind and visually impaired audiences and arts accessibility.
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  • Performances
March 2025
Which Jerome Robbins Ballet are You?
Take our fun quiz to find out which Jerome Robbins ballet matches your personality—Afternoon of a Faun, Dances at a Gathering, or Fancy Free. Discover yours!
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Choreographer Crystal Pite in PNB’s studios. Photo © Lindsay Thomas.
  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Choreographers & Staff  // 
  • How It's Made
March 2025
Choreographer’s Notebook: Crystal Pite on Creating Emergence
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  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Director's Notebook
March 2025
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Dawn Patrol, Afternoon of a Faun, Mopey, and Emergence
Peter Boal previews PNB’s EMERGENCE program featuring Price Suddarth’s Dawn Patrol, Robbins’ Afternoon of a Faun, Goecke’s Mopey, and Crystal Pite’s Emergence.
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  • I.D.E.A  // 
  • History  // 
  • Life at PNB  // 
  • News
February 2025
Celebrating Kabby Mitchell III
Honor Kabby Mitchell III, PNB’s first Black dancer, through Kiyon Ross’s tribute. Learn about Mitchell’s career, teaching legacy, and lasting impact on Seattle.
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Miles Pertl, Ryan Cardea, and Noah Martzall in Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette, photo © Angela Sterling.
  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Performances
February 2025
5 Reasons Why Roméo et Juliette is a Must-See
From cinematic choreography to Prokofiev’s dramatic score, discover five reasons PNB’s Roméo et Juliette by Jean-Christophe Maillot is a must-see ballet.
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  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Choreographers & Staff  // 
  • Q&A
February 2025
Contemporizing a Classic
Tlingit glass artist Preston Singletary discusses designing sets for PNB’s new Sleeping Beauty, blending Indigenous Northwest Coast art with classical ballet.
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  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Performances
January 2025
A Dancer’s Perspective – Kyle Davis on The Sleeping Beauty
PNB dancer Kyle Davis reflects on 17 seasons and previews the world-premiere Sleeping Beauty, highlighting 37 featured dancers across six casts of Aurora.
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Doug Fullington and Peter Boal bow at The Sleeping Beauty premiere, photo © Angela Sterling.
  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Director's Notebook
January 2025
Artistic Director’s Notebook: The Sleeping Beauty 2025
Peter Boal shares the creative journey behind PNB’s new Sleeping Beauty with Paul Tazewell’s costumes, Preston Singletary’s sets, and Petipa’s choreography.
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  • Inside the Production  // 
  • History
January 2025
Staging The Sleeping Beauty at PNB
Dance historian Doug Fullington explains how 1890s Stepanov notation shaped PNB’s new Sleeping Beauty, restoring Petipa’s original choreography and pantomime.
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