Downtime

Choreography

Joh Morrill and Dancers

Composer

Simon Jeffes

Music

Air A Danser, Steady State

Costume Design

PNB Costume Shop

Lighting Design

Reed Nakayama

Cast

8 dancers

Premiere

June 16, 2023
Pacific Northwest Ballet

The NEXT STEP premiere of Joh Morrill’s Downtime is generously supported by Susan Y. Buske, Leslie Yamada, and Paige Davis.

Artist Biographies

Reed Nakayama is a Seattle-based Lighting and Projection Designer. He joined PNB in 2013 as a stagehand, and in 2019, was promoted to caretaker of the company’s copious designs. Here, he has illuminated stages in collaboration with artists such as Alexei Ratmansky (Wartime Elegy), Jessica Lang (Ghost Variations), Danielle Rowe (The Window), and Christopher Wheeldon (Curious Kingdom). He received a BFA in Performance Production from Cornish College of the Arts.