Skip to content
  • Season & Tickets
    • Subscribe
    • Renew
    • Firebird // March 13 – 22, 2026
    • Momotaro // March 21 & 28, 2026
    • Giselle // April 10 – 19, 2026
    • All Lang // May 29 – June 7, 2026
    • Season Encore // June 7, 2026
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Accessibility
    • Directions & Parking
    • Gift Certificates
    • McCaw Hall Seating Charts
    • Ticket Offers
    • Venue
  • School
    • Children’s Division
    • Student Division
    • Professional Division
    • Adult Classes
    • School Auditions
    • Summer at PNB School
    • School Faculty
    • Current Students
  • Community Education
    • Programs
    • Resources
  • Dancers
  • Donate
    • Ways to Give
    • Our Sponsors
    • Special Projects
    • Corporate Sponsorship
    • Volunteer
  • About PNB
  • PNB Blog
  • My Account
  • My Mobile Wallet

Pacific Northwest Ballet Blog

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

5 / 16 FirstPrevious12345678...16Next Last
Kurt Froman with John Selya and Desmond Richardson in Movin’ Out, photo © Joan Marcus.
  • Life at PNB  // 
  • Choreographers & Staff  // 
  • Q&A  // 
  • School
September 2025
PNB School Faculty Spotlight: Kurt Froman
Meet Kurt Froman, PNB School’s Men’s Division Coordinator. A former NYCB dancer, he coached Natalie Portman for Black Swan and starred in Movin’ Out on Broadway.
Read More
  • Life at PNB  // 
  • Choreographers & Staff  // 
  • News  // 
  • School
August 2025
PNB School Welcomes New Managing Director, Lauri-Michelle Houk
PNB School welcomes Lauri-Michelle Houk as Managing Director. A former PNB soloist, she returns to Seattle with Marisa Albee promoted to School Principal.
Read More
PNB School Summer Course student, photo © Angela Sterling.
  • School  // 
  • Summer Intensive
August 2025
2025 Summer Course By the Numbers
Explore PNB School’s 2025 Summer Course by the numbers: 262 students, 228 weekly classes, 21 variations, and dancers from 25 audition cities across the U.S.
Read More
James Yoichi Moore and PNB School Students in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust, photo © Angela Sterling.
  • Performances
August 2025
What Nutcracker Character Are You? Quiz
Take this fun quiz to find out which Nutcracker character you are: the Mouse King, Drosselmeier, or the Sugar Plum Fairy. Answer seven questions to discover!
Read More
Jérôme Kaplan and PNB Company dancers at the world premiere production of George Balanchine’s Jewels, choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © Angela Sterling.
  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Costume and Wardrobe  // 
  • Performances
July 2025
Jérôme Kaplan at PNB
Learn about Jérôme Kaplan, the internationally renowned costume and set designer behind PNB’s stunning productions of Jewels, Giselle, and Roméo et Juliette.
Read More
  • I.D.E.A  // 
  • Adaptive Dance  // 
  • Audience Tips  // 
  • Audio Dance Description  // 
  • Dance for PD  // 
  • Dance to Learn  // 
  • DISCOVER DANCE  // 
  • Sensory-Friendly Performances
June 2025
Accessibility at PNB
Discover Pacific Northwest Ballet’s accessibility programs, including sensory-friendly performances, audio dance description, Dance for All, and Dance for PD.
Read More
  • Life at PNB  // 
  • Choreographers & Staff  // 
  • Q&A  // 
  • School  // 
  • Summer Intensive
June 2025
Meet PNB’s 2025 Summer Course Counselors
Meet the counselors caring for PNB School’s 2025 Summer Course students. Learn about their dance backgrounds, favorite memories, and advice for young dancers.
Read More
  • Dancer Announcements
June 2025
What Comes Next? A note from Price Suddarth about his family’s next big adventure
PNB dancer Price Suddarth reflects on 16 seasons and announces Jumpkut, a multimedia contemporary ballet company he’s launching with wife Emma Love Suddarth.
Read More
Jessica Lang, photo © Angela Sterling.
  • Meet the Artist  // 
  • Choreographers & Staff  // 
  • Life at PNB  // 
  • News  // 
  • Q&A
June 2025
Celebrating Jessica Lang, PNB’s Resident Choreographer
Learn about Jessica Lang, PNB’s Resident Choreographer, her creative process, and upcoming works including ALL LANG and the new children’s ballet Momotaro.
Read More
  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Director's Notebook
May 2025
Artistic Director’s Notebook: DIRECTOR’S CHOICE 2025
Peter Boal introduces Director’s Choice 2025 featuring Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs, Kiyon Ross’s …throes of increasing wonder, and Cracks by Rena Butler.
Read More
5 / 16 FirstPrevious12345678...16Next Last
Contact Us
Get PNB News in Your Inbox
  • Gift Shop //
  • Patron Code of Conduct //
  • Privacy Policy //
  • News Room (Coming Soon) //
  • Donation Disclosure //
  • My Mobile Tickets //
Facebook-f Instagram Tiktok Youtube Pinterest
Thank you to our Season Sponsors
PNB Sponsor: 4Culture
PNB Sponsor: ArtsFund
PNB Sponsor: Microsoft
PNB Sponsor: The Shubert Foundation
Phelps Center // Seattle

301 Mercer Street
Seattle, WA 98109

  • Tickets: 206.441.2424
  • School: 206.441.2435
  • Office: 206.441.9411
  • EIN: 91-0897129
Francia Russell Center // Bellevue

1611 135th Place NW
Bellevue, WA 98005

  • Office: 425.451.1241

Seattle Center, the home of Pacific Northwest Ballet, resides on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. This acknowledgement reminds us to strive for respectful partnerships with all people, as we search for collective healing.

© 2026 Pacific Northwest Ballet