PNB Announces New Soloists at The Seasons’ Canon
Soloist Promotions: Madison Rayn Abeo, Dammiel Cruz-Garrido, Christopher D’Ariano, Amanda Morgan, Christian Poppe, and Leah Terada.
Rep 1 Casting and Program Notes
Dances at a Gathering
Opening Solo
Music: Frederic Chopin (Mazurka, Op. 63, no. 3. 1846)
Choreography: Jerome Robbins
Staging: Philip Neal & Jenifer Ringer
Costume Design: Joe Eula
Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton, recreated by Randall G. Chiarelli
Christopher D’Ariano & Lucien Postlewaite’s 2019 Fire Island Dance Festival performance
Dancers Responding to AIDS is taking their annual Fire Island Dance Festival online this summer. The lineup includes world premieres and past festival performances, including PNB dancers Christopher D’Ariano and Lucien Postlewaite in Continuum, choreographed by acclaimed […]
PNB dancers you should follow on Instagram
Whether you’ve just joined the Instagram world or you’re looking to beautify your feed with more ballet, we have the solution! Here’s a comprehensive list of all the PNB dancers with public Instagram accounts.
PRINCIPAL DANCERS
So You Want to be a NEXT STEP Choreographer
PNB’s NEXT STEP initiative is designed to foster choreographic talent among PNB company dancers. A nine-month process which includes educational seminars, professional development tools, rehearsal time and space, and access to PNB’s production resources, NEXT STEP gives aspiring and rising choreographers […]
Meet the Artist: Christopher D’Ariano
Company member Christopher D’Ariano joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2017 and was promoted to corps de ballet later that year. Christopher is creating his second work for NEXT STEP: OUTSIDE/IN on June 14, 2019.
Director’s Notes: ALL PREMIERE
by Peter Boal
Naturally, I get a lot of questions about how I choose pieces for PNB to perform and, in particular, what piques my interest in a certain choreographer’s work. It’s no secret I love new works and this program offers three of them. It might be informative to […]