FLINGS AND FREEWAYS

A Brief Fling – Musical Mystery Solved!

By Emil de Cou, Music Director/Principal Conductor, PNB Orchestra

On February 28, 1990 Twyla Tharp’s Scottish-themed ballet Brief Fling made its debut on the stage of the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. I was in the orchestra […]

2016-10-28T01:28:18-07:00October 28th, 2016|Categories: Choreographers, Performances|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on FLINGS AND FREEWAYS

10 Things to Know About Twyla Tharp


Twyla Tharp, one of the most iconic dancemakers of our time, has collaborated with all of the greatest ballet companies in the world – including PNB.

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She was born in Indiana, where her mother would teach her piano, dance, speech, and writing for over 15 hours every […]

2025-04-17T12:46:53-07:00October 19th, 2016|Categories: Performances|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on 10 Things to Know About Twyla Tharp

Q&A: Dylan Wald

Dylan Wald is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at Minnesota Dance Theatre & the Dance Institute, where he became an apprentice in 2012, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet, […]

Dylan Wald is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at Minnesota Dance Theatre & the Dance Institute, where he became an apprentice in 2012, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet, […]

2016-08-18T09:00:04-07:00August 18th, 2016|Categories: Dancers, Life at PNB, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Q&A: Dylan Wald

10 Things to Know about Benjamin Millepied

Choreographer, dancer, LA Dance Project founder, actor, husband, dad, PNB fan… what else is there to know? Read on, then join us at TRICOLORE to see Millepied’s 3 Movements and Appassionata as well as George Balanchine’s Symphony in C.

2016-08-15T23:02:55-07:00August 15th, 2016|Categories: Choreographers, Performances, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on 10 Things to Know about Benjamin Millepied

Sculptured Dance – SAM/PNB Collaboration

Written by dancer Cecilia Iliesiu.

“Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.”

—Jenny Han, The Summer I Turned Pretty

And I would say […]

And I would say […]

Cooking with Emma & Price: Salmon Salad

Cooking with Emma & Price is a monthly series featuring seasonal recipes by two of our very own dancers. I have grown to know this beautiful couple as the cookers of the company. Every weekend they are out at the Ballard […]

Cooking with Emma & Price is a monthly series featuring seasonal recipes by two of our very own dancers. I have grown to know this beautiful couple as the cookers of the company. Every weekend they are out at the Ballard […]

2016-08-08T10:00:45-07:00August 8th, 2016|Categories: Life at PNB|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Cooking with Emma & Price: Salmon Salad

Q&A: Nancy Casciano

Nancy Casciano is from Atlanta Georgia. She studied at the School of American Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and she attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Exploring Ballet with Suzanne […]

Nancy Casciano is from Atlanta Georgia. She studied at the School of American Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and she attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Exploring Ballet with Suzanne […]

2024-10-08T14:24:53-07:00July 21st, 2016|Categories: Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Q&A: Nancy Casciano

Roméo et Juliette Timeline

In late January 2008, PNB became the first American company to perform Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette, with costumes and sets rented from Maillot’s Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo. In early 2012, PNB’s costume shop, under the direction of Larae Hascall, shop manager since 1987, began building the Company’s own production.  The inspiration for PNB’s first performance […]

Wardrobe: Types of Tutus

I am sure you have realized, but PNB is honored to have one of the best Wardrobe Departments in the business. Each morning I pass by the Costume Shop. I am fascinated to see the repairs and constructions for the upcoming PNB performances.

At the beginning of the season when I first joined PNB, the […]

2025-07-09T12:05:27-07:00July 9th, 2016|Categories: Life at PNB, PNB Wardrobe|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Wardrobe: Types of Tutus
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