Q&A: Eric Hipolito Jr., From Party Boy to Prince

Corps de ballet dancer Eric Hipolito Jr. recently fulfilled a lifelong dream when he made his debut as the Nutcracker Prince in PNB’s Stowell & Sendak Nutcracker. A graduate of PNB’s DanceChance program, Eric has been performing in Nutcracker since he was small enough to play a Party Boy in Act 1. Given Eric’s unique […]

2013-12-21T01:09:00-08:00December 21st, 2013|Categories: Life at PNB, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Q&A: Eric Hipolito Jr., From Party Boy to Prince

From the Wings: Rehearsal Director Otto Neubert

Imagine this: A large studio filled with young children auditioning for PNB’s Nutcracker. Adults sit behind a table at the front of the studio talking quietly with their lists of numbers and names, pencils and notepads. Groups of students are led across the floor doing various steps until, suddenly, one young girl trips […]

2013-12-11T23:37:00-08:00December 11th, 2013|Categories: Performances, PNB School|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on From the Wings: Rehearsal Director Otto Neubert

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

Story Ballets in PNB’s History

Story Ballets in PNB’s History

Stories are the bridge between the public and the art form. We can’t get them to watch The Four Temperaments until we get them on that bridge. And I can do those stories in ways that haven’t been done before.

Kent Stowell in Mindy […]
2023-09-14T12:20:27-07:00April 1st, 2013|Categories: Performances, PNB School|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Story Ballets in PNB’s History

A peek behind the scenes with Paul Gibson

by Sarah Ricard Orza

When Kent Stowell and Francia Russell offered principal dancer Paul Gibson the position of Assistant Ballet Master during their last year as artistic directors of Pacific Northwest Ballet, Paul’s answer was a no-brainer. A self-motivator and perfectionist from a young age, he was well aware that […]

2013-03-12T22:08:00-07:00March 12th, 2013|Categories: Choreographers, Performances|Tags: , |1 Comment
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