Season Encore Performance

June 11-15, 2023

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“I never imagined 25 years ago, when I attended my first summer course at PNB School, that I would go on to have such a rewarding career with this great company. I knew that I truly loved PNB and feel immensely fortunate that Kent and Francia took a chance on a very flexible, and somewhat uncoordinated, young dancer. I am beyond grateful for all of the love and commitment they put into nurturing the dancer I would become. I am also extraordinarily appreciative to Peter for the countless and diverse opportunities he has gifted me. You have all helped me to fulfill my dreams in ways I never realized were possible. To the audience, subscribers, donors, rehearsal directors, school faculty, administration, PR, marketing, costume, wardrobe, production, stage crew and managers, musicians, and everyone else that makes PNB the incredible place that it is, thank you. It has been the pleasure of my life to share my passion with you all.”

Lesley Rausch

This performance is possible thanks to our dancer and stage manager (AGMA), musician (PNBOPO), stage (IATSE Local #15), and wardrobe (TWU #887) unions, as well as the choreographers, designers, and music rights holders. This video will expire on June 15, 2023 at 11:59PM (Pacific). Out of respect for our agreements with those organizations and artists, any recording of or excerpting from the video are not allowed.

Season Encore

Wonderland (excerpt)

Music: Michael Wall, Jean-Philippe Goude, Hugues Le Bars, Erik Satie, Camille Saint-Saens, Stephen Foster
Choreography: Penny Saunders

Elle Macy

Duo Concertant (excerpts)

Music: Igor Stravinsky
Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust

Lesley Rausch
Lucien Postlewaite

Black on Black on Black (excerpt)

Music: Oliver Coates; Hidden Orchestra; Natalia Tsupryk; Parra for Cuva; Timber Timbre
Choreography: Alejandro Cerrudo

Angelica Generosa
James Kirby Rogers

Giselle (Peasant pas de deux)

Music: Adolphe Adam, with additional music by Friedrich Burgmuller, Riccardo Drigo, and Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa, with additional choreography by Peter Boal

Clara Ruf Maldonado
Kuu Sakuragi

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (excerpt)

Music: Richard Rodgers
Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust

Lesley Rausch
Dylan Wald
Dammiel Cruz-Garrido

…throes of increasing wonder (excerpt)

Music: Cristina Spinei
Choreography: Kiyon Ross

Elizabeth Murphy
Christopher D’Ariano
Cecilia Iliesiu
Miles Pertl
Leta Biasucci
Jonathan Batista
Madison Rayn Abeo
Ezra Thomson
Clara Ruf Maldonado
Price Suddarth
Leah Terada
Christian Poppe
Amanda Morgan
Luther DeMyer

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (excerpt)

Lucien Postlewaite
Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan

Swan Lake (excerpt, Act II)

Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Kent Stowell

Lesley Rausch
James Kirby Rogers
Otto Neubert