Leah Terada on Season Encore 2025
"Last night, the curtain came down on PNB’s 2024–25 season. But before it did, we gathered for Season Encore—our annual celebration of dance, community, and the stories we tell through movement..."
What Comes Next? A note from Price Suddarth about his family’s next big adventure
"After 16 seasons with PNB and 30 years of performing on stage, I’m stepping away from the curtain call. Together, Emma and I are launching Jumpkut, a multimedia contemporary ballet company that blends movement, cinema, and storytelling."
Pacific Northwest Ballet Dancers Cecilia Iliesiu, Miles Pertl, and Price Suddarth Announce Departures
PNB says farewell to principal dancer Cecilia Iliesiu, as well as soloists Miles Pertl and Price Suddarth at the end of the 2024-25 season.
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Dawn Patrol, Afternoon of a Faun, Mopey, and Emergence
When Crystal Pite suggested [Emergence] for PNB, she explained that her inspiration came from a book on ants, brains, cities, and software... On opening night in 2013, I wondered how audiences would react as a hot flood light interrupted endless silhouettes of writhing dancers, while the descending curtain signaled a statement made. After seconds of stunned silence, a deafening ovation filled the house. In that moment, we were united in wanting more of Crystal Pite’s singular brilliance. Great art has a way of unifying us and allowing us to see humanity in its most expressive, poignant, and powerful ways.
PNB Dancers You Should Follow on Instagram
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. Plus, be sure to follow the PNB Instagram and PNB School to stay up to date with the company.
Q&A with Soloist Price Suddarth
What inspires you outside of the studio? Inside and out of the studio, I am always inspired by my family. My wife Emma (former PNB dancer), our son Milo, and our 12 year old dog O.P. are always surprising me and keeping me on my toes.
Emma Love Suddarth Takes Her Final Bow
A farewell letter by PNB dancer Emma Love Suddarth.
No one expects change to ever feel easy. Change doesn’t feel normal. It doesn’t even necessarily feel good. But all that aside, a change can be right. And this one is definitely right for me. It’s with that in heart that I’ve decided to hang up […]
Q&A with dancers from The Intermission Project
“‘Intermission’ implies a period of time spent between. In 2021, most artists find themselves frozen in isolation, caught in between – between what their normal was, the lights, the curtain, the stage and the audience; and what their post-COVID 19 “normal” will look like. A nine-part film project presented in three acts, The […]
Emma Love Suddarth’s picks from the PNB gift shop
We all love SWAG—or “stuff we all get.” When going on a trip to Disney land, everyone feels the need to acquire every Mickey Mouse baseball hat, Pluto backpack, or Minnie Mouse water bottle to stay on theme. It’s a part of the whole experience—the memento to remind us of it. If I look through my […]
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Theme and Variations, Signature, Tarantella, The Moor’s Pavane
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Theme and Variations, Signature, Tarantella, The Moor’s Pavane
By PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal
Pacific Northwest Ballet is a choreographer’s company. In some companies, that term might imply one choreographer creates the bulk of the repertoire. That’s not the case with PNB. We celebrate choreography, devoting […]