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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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  • NEXT STEP  // 
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  • Q&A
May 2025
Between Nostalgia and Now | A look into Lily Wills’ new work for the NEXT STEP 2025 program
PNB dancer Lily Wills creates a new four-movement work for NEXT STEP 2025, set to Chris Cohen’s music. Explore her choreographic process and costume designs.
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Conceptual Drawing: Kyle Davis & Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan. Sydney M. Pertl. Pen & Ink; Watercolor. 2025. Courtesy of Leah Terada.
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May 2025
A Sensory Prelude to a Larger Mexican Tale | Kyle Davis & Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan NEXT STEP 2025
Kyle Davis and Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan choreograph a pas de deux set in 1800s Veracruz, inspired by Día de Los Muertos, for PNB’s NEXT STEP 2025 program.
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April 2025
Recognizing Jewish American Heritage Month at PNB 
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April 2025
Q&A with Rena Butler
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Conceptual Drawing: Jonathan Batista. Sydney M. Pertl. Pen & Ink; Watercolor. 2025. Courtesy of Leah Terada. 
  • Inside the Production  // 
  • Choreographers & Staff  // 
  • NEXT STEP  // 
  • Q&A
April 2025
Legacies in Motion: A Tribute to Lynn Lindsay | Jonathan Batista, NEXT STEP 2025
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Sergei Prokofiev in New York, photo by George Grantham Bain.
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  • Meet the Artist
April 2025
The Man Behind the Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Explore Sergei Prokofiev’s life and legacy, from his early training in Russia to iconic ballet scores for Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, and Prodigal Son.
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  • Life at PNB  // 
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April 2025
Pacific Northwest Ballet Dancers Cecilia Iliesiu, Miles Pertl, and Price Suddarth Announce Departures
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April 2025
Have you heard of STG Dance for PD?
Learn about STG Dance for PD®, free dance classes for people with Parkinson’s disease offered at PNB’s Francia Russell Center in partnership with STG.
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April 2025
PNB School Retirements: Denise Bolstad and Abbie Siegel
PNB School honors retiring faculty Denise Bolstad (45 years) and Abbie Siegel (34 years) for their extraordinary contributions to ballet education in Seattle.
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  • Inside the Production
April 2025
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Roméo et Juliette 2025
Peter Boal reflects on PNB’s fifth staging of Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette, the role of former dancers in coaching, and the production’s cinematic power.
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  • 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.

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