March 19 – 28, 2027

Director's Choice

// F O I L
// This Bitter Earth
// Kyle Abraham World Premiere

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Shake up your spring with electric new dance experiences! Back for the first time since its premiere in 2019, Eva Stone’s elegant F O I L explores different sides of the human experience from Stone’s unique storytelling lens. Christopher Wheeldon’s This Bitter Earth is an emotionally striking pas de deux set to a poignant remix of Dinah Washington’s “This Bitter Earth” and Max Richter’s “On the Nature of Daylight.” To close, choreographer Kyle Abraham will bring his unique avant-garde aesthetic to PNB for the first time in a world premiere work.

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Casting

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Program Credits

Events

Director’s Choice: Conversations & Dress Rehearsal

Enjoy an in-depth discussion between PNB artists, from choreographers to costume designers, before attending a dress rehearsal performance with PNB Company dancers and the PNB Orchestra. You’ll get behind-the-scenes perspectives and a sneak peek at the show.

Date
March 18, 2027
Time
5:30 pm
Where
McCaw Hall
Cost
$25 Suggested Donation
Tickets Available in July
Director’s Choice: Ballet Talk

Perfect for folks wanting to learn more about ballet and its history, “Ballet Talks” are entertaining half–hour lectures about PNB’s current show given by dance experts. Join us an hour before your performance downstairs in the Nesholm Family Lecture Hall!

Time
One Hour Before the Start of the Performance
Where
Nesholm Family Lecture Hall
Cost
Free
Director’s Choice: Meet the Artist

Connect with PNB Company artists in these inspiring Q&A sessions directly following your performance. “Meet the Artist” is an opportunity to discuss how the ballet you just watched impacted you and to learn the performers’ unique insights.

Time
Immediately Following the Performance
Where
Nesholm Family Lecture Hall
Cost
Free

Casting

Casting is posted five days in advance.

Program Credits

F O I L

Music

Fanny Mendelssohn, Nadia Boulanger, Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Clara Schumann, Francesca Lebrun 

Choreography

Eva Stone

Costume Design

Melanie Burgess

Lighting Design

Amiya Brown

Premiere

November 8, 2019
Pacific Northwest Ballet

Read the Program Notes

This Bitter Earth

Music

Max Richter and Clyde Otis

Choreography

Christopher Wheeldon

Costume Design

Reid Bartelme

Lighting Design

Mary Louise Geiger

Premiere

August 6, 2012
Vail International Dance Festival

PNB Premiere

March 19, 2027

World Premiere

Choreography

Kyle Abraham

Premiere

March 19, 2027
Pacific Northwest Ballet