Pointe Shoe: Ballet’s Beloved Illusion

Ballet has become synonymous with the pointe shoe—every time a little one dreams of spinning around on a massive stage under glowing lights dressed in a sparkling tutu, their feet are clad in such shoes. PNB's Artistic Director, Peter Boal, says “to be honest, I don’t know where PNB would be without the pointe shoe…. [E]verything balances on the pointe shoe.” Read on to learn more about this fundamental tool of ballet dancers and what PNB dancers have to say about their relationship with pointe shoes!

2023-12-21T12:23:33-08:00December 21st, 2023|Categories: Life at PNB|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Pointe Shoe: Ballet’s Beloved Illusion

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.

2023-09-14T12:34:57-07:00November 4th, 2022|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers, Life at PNB|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on PNB Announces New Soloists at The Seasons’ Canon

Tutu Tuesday: PNB’s Second Stage

In honor of Tutu Tuesday (2/2) this year, PNB is celebrating by fundraising for our Second Stage program!

Second Stage is a multi-faceted career transition program for PNB dancers to achieve their post-Company goals. Since 1999, Second Stage has provided more than $750,000 in grants to […]

2021-02-01T13:16:31-08:00February 1st, 2021|Categories: Dancers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Tutu Tuesday: PNB’s Second Stage

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.

New Hires: 5 Corps de Ballet & 3 Apprentices

Blog by PNB Dancer Cecilia Iliesiu.

Just as I am one of PNB’s New Hires this year, I am thrilled to introduce the other new faces to the company this 2015/16 Season. I am sure I can speak for us all that we are incredibly excited to part of this supportive family of dancers, artistic staff […]

2016-03-30T11:00:40-07:00March 30th, 2016|Categories: Dancer Announcements|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on New Hires: 5 Corps de Ballet & 3 Apprentices
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