Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancer James Yoichi Moore Announces Retirement

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer James Yoichi Moore has announced that after a 20-year career with the company, he is retiring at the end of PNB’s 2023-24 season. Moore joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2004 and was promoted to soloist in 2008 and principal in 2013. His two decades with the company will be celebrated at the Season Encore Performance, Sunday, June 9 at McCaw Hall.

2024-01-23T13:38:17-08:00January 23rd, 2024|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancer James Yoichi Moore Announces Retirement

Artistic Director’s Notebook-Roméo et Juliette

Artistic Director’s Notebook-Roméo et Juliette

The story of Roméo et Juliette offers many takeaways: humor, drama, tears, and passion, to name a few. From my first read of the play in Mr. Crosby’s seventh-grade classroom to a recent viewing of the new Steven Spielberg film version of West Side Story, I’ve enjoyed a lifetime of […]

ALL PREMIERE fast facts

You might have seen a few rehearsal videos from PNB lately, either in our emails or on our social media accounts. Why’s that?

We’re performing three works that are brand new to the company. It’s a very exciting time, with lots of anticipation for what we’ll see onstage November 2–11.

Photo Retrospective: PNB Celebrates Principal Dancer Kaori Nakamura

This spring, Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrates the conclusion of principal dancer Kaori Nakamura’s brilliant, 17-year career with the Company. Ms. Nakamura will retire from performing in June of 2014 and join PNB School’s distinguished faculty. With over 40 lead roles to her name and guest appearances worldwide, her accomplishments and contributions to the art […]

2023-09-14T11:50:28-07:00January 24th, 2014|Categories: Dancers, Performances|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Photo Retrospective: PNB Celebrates Principal Dancer Kaori Nakamura

30 Magical Nutcracker Moments

You already know how this story goes.There’s a sense of anticipation when the lights in the theater go down. A hush comes over the audience and the orchestra tunes their instruments. The conductor walks out and we hear the first few notes of Tchaikovsky’s wonderful score. The curtain goes up and the magic begins…

2013-11-06T21:04:00-08:00November 6th, 2013|Categories: Life at PNB, Performances, PNB School|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on 30 Magical Nutcracker Moments

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Brief Fling, Sweet Fields, Waiting at the Station

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Brief Fling, Sweet Fields, Waiting at the Station

Twyla Tharp is no ordinary person. One look at her bio and you get that. It’s not just the mountains of awards, medals, prizes, fellowships, and honorary degrees, or the three books, six films, twelve television specials, four Broadway shows, two figure skating routines, […]

2023-10-10T13:43:58-07:00September 24th, 2013|Categories: Choreographers, Director's Notebook, Performances|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Artistic Director’s Notebook: Brief Fling, Sweet Fields, Waiting at the Station

Italy Tour: Benjamin Griffiths says Arrivederci

Today, our last day in Spoleto, the touring company was invited to a truffle tasting lunch at the Albornozian Castle that sits above the city. When we got to the castle we realized that most of us were severely under dressed. We were told that the event was casual, but the Italians at the […]

2012-07-09T16:55:00-07:00July 9th, 2012|Categories: Dancers, Life at PNB, Performances|Tags: |Comments Off on Italy Tour: Benjamin Griffiths says Arrivederci

Italy Tour: Benjamin Griffiths preparing for Opening Night

My third day in Spoleto had a lazy start, as company class did not start until 2:00. I wanted to make sure that my body was rested before the day’s rehearsals after all the walking we did yesterday in Assisi. At 1:15 the dancers gathered to make the trek up to Teatro Nuovo once again. Once […]

2012-07-06T16:03:00-07:00July 6th, 2012|Categories: Dancers, Life at PNB|Tags: , |Comments Off on Italy Tour: Benjamin Griffiths preparing for Opening Night

Artistic Director’s Notebook: After the Rain

Artistic Director’s Notebook: After the Rain

 
https://youtu.be/WFx6ezYeDVg

After the Rain pas de deux
Music: Arvo Pärt (Spiegel im Spiegel, 1978)
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon
Staging: Damian Smith
Costume Design: Holly Hynes
Lighting Design: Mark Stanley

PREMIERE: January 22, 2005; New York […]

2023-10-10T14:12:02-07:00September 8th, 2011|Categories: Director's Notebook, Performances, Tell the Tale|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Artistic Director’s Notebook: After the Rain

Reviews: Wild for Wheeldon

“In the past twenty years, only one ballet choreographer has emerged whose work has set off widespread, international excitement: Christopher Wheeldon.” —The New Yorker

“Wheeldon [is] regarded as one of the hottest classical choreographers of his generation…His work has a uniquely transatlantic quality: romantic and unsettling, lush and cerebral, modern […]

2011-09-02T20:30:00-07:00September 2nd, 2011|Categories: Choreographers, Performances|Tags: , |Comments Off on Reviews: Wild for Wheeldon
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