Announcing Jessica Lang as PNB’s Next Resident Choreographer

PNB is excited to announce Jessica Lang will be PNB’s next Resident Choreographer. PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal states, "Jessica will commence her residency in August with a new creation for our first program of the 2024-25 season. This will be her fourth new work for the Company. PNB will then have five works by Jessica in active rep and we look forward to adding several more during her residency.” Learn more about Jessica and her residency in this blog.

2024-04-16T09:38:28-07:00April 10th, 2024|Categories: Life at PNB|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Announcing Jessica Lang as PNB’s Next Resident Choreographer
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Artistic Director’s Notebook: Sweet Fields, The Calling, The Seasons’ Canon

"What goes into planning a season? There are more factors to list than my word count allows."

2024-04-04T14:37:21-07:00April 8th, 2024|Categories: Director's Notebook, Performances|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Artistic Director’s Notebook: Sweet Fields, The Calling, The Seasons’ Canon
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Artistic Director’s Notebook: Black on Black on Black, Wonderland, Let Me Mingle Tears With Thee

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Black on Black on Black, Wonderland, Let Me Mingle Tears With Thee

Ever wonder about the timeline for creating a new ballet? Famously Jerome Robbins took two years to choreograph Dances at a Gathering. George Balanchine believed in one minute of choreography for every hour in the studio, cranking brilliant works […]

2023-09-26T12:44:59-07:00March 20th, 2023|Categories: Director's Notebook, Performances|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Artistic Director’s Notebook: Black on Black on Black, Wonderland, Let Me Mingle Tears With Thee
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Soloist Ezra Thomson on Why New Works Matter

PNB soloist Ezra Thomson is no stranger to New Works. His resume includes originating roles in works by Alejandro Cerrudo, Edwaard Liang, Robin Mineko Williams, Donald Byrd, several current PNB dancers and more. For BOUNDLESS, he’s taking on the role of stager for Jessica Lang’s Let Me Mingle Tears With Thee. So we got his perspective on New Works, PNB, and the upcoming Rep IV.

2023-03-09T12:56:51-08:00March 6th, 2023|Categories: Choreographers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , |1 Comment
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Building a World Premiere with Jessica Lang

PNB is performing a world premiere at BOUNDLESS choreographed by audience favorite Jessica Lang: Let Me Mingle Tears With Thee. We asked her about choreography, costumes, music, and all the elements that make a PNB world premiere possible.

2023-03-09T12:55:32-08:00February 27th, 2023|Categories: Choreographers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Building a World Premiere with Jessica Lang
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Promotions: Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan, Miles Pertl, & Elle Macy

“It gives me tremendous pleasure to be able to promote three dancers in our company this evening.” Prior to the curtain going up for BEYOND BALLET, its second season repertory program, Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal announced to the audience that Soloist Elle Macy has been promoted to a Principal dancer, […]

2021-11-05T19:50:00-07:00November 5th, 2021|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers, Life at PNB|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Promotions: Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan, Miles Pertl, & Elle Macy
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Executive Director’s Notes – The Personal Element, Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven, Ghost Variations

 

Thank you for joining us today at McCaw Hall or from your digital viewing space—wherever that may be! It is difficult to describe the elation we […]

Executive Director’s Notes: The Personal Element, Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven, Ghost Variations

Dear Friends,

 

Thank you for joining us today at McCaw Hall or from your digital viewing space—wherever that may be! It is difficult to describe the elation we […]

2023-09-26T13:19:14-07:00November 4th, 2021|Categories: Director's Notebook, Performances|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Executive Director’s Notes – The Personal Element, Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven, Ghost Variations
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Artistic Director’s Notebook – The Personal Element, Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven, Ghost Variations

Artistic Director’s Notes: The Personal Element, Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven, Ghost Variations

It happened. On September 22, the curtain rose, the orchestra played, bejeweled costumes caught the light, and dancers floated. It was exactly as we had witnessed countless times before, and yet, it felt […]

2023-09-26T13:18:35-07:00October 28th, 2021|Categories: Director's Notebook, Performances|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Artistic Director’s Notebook – The Personal Element, Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven, Ghost Variations
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Announcing Our 2021-2022 Season

Following a year that nobody wants to revisit anytime soon, Artistic Director Peter Boal has optimistically announced the line-up for Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 49th season, running from September 2021 to June 2022. A love letter to PNB’s loyal fans, highlights of PNB’s return to the McCaw Hall stage include full-evening programs devoted to […]

2022-11-02T11:40:49-07:00May 11th, 2021|Categories: Performances|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |2 Comments
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Artistic Director’s Notebook: Wonderland, Waterbaby Bagatelles, Arms, Ghost Variations

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Wonderland, Waterbaby Bagatelles, Arms, Ghost Variations

We are all keenly aware we are living through an unprecedented and historic time. Yes, I’m referring to a national reckoning on social and racial injustice, a global pandemic, economic uncertainty, stark political division, surging unemployment, the calamitous effects […]

2023-09-26T14:55:56-07:00November 10th, 2020|Categories: Dance Happens Everywhere, Director's Notebook, Performances|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |6 Comments
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