Les Biches

Choreography

Mark Dendy

Composer

Francis Poulenc

Music

Les Biches

Costume Design

Liz Prince

Lighting Design

Randall G. Chiarelli

Scenic Design

Randall G. Chiarelli

Cast

19 dancers

Running Time

30 minutes

Premiere

March 11, 1997
Pacific Northwest Ballet

Artist Biographies

Randall G. Chiarelli (1949-2024) devoted his career to lighting for dance, much of it at Pacific Northwest Ballet, and also for American Ballet Theatre, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Houston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, among others. His many collaborators included choreographers Donald Byrd, Mark Dendy, Ronald Hynd, Kent Stowell, Susan Stroman, and Christopher Wheeldon. Chiarelli graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in painting and sculpture.