Q&A: Sarah Pasch on NEXT STEP

Sarah Pasch is from Dublin, California. She studied at San Ramon Valley Dance Academy, Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy, and on scholarship at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She attended summer courses at Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy, Lines Ballet, the Kirov Academy, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Ms. Pasch joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as […]

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

I Hear That Train Comin’….

The epicenter of Twyla Tharp’s newest creation, Waiting at the Station, is a large locomotive designed by Santo Loquasto and brought to life in PNB’s scene shop.

In a recent Seattle Times interview, Santo points out that the simple set has multiple entry points: Tharp, he […]

2013-09-23T20:13:00-07:00September 23rd, 2013|Categories: Choreographers, Performances|Tags: , , |Comments Off on I Hear That Train Comin’….

Assistant to the Choreographer: A New Role for PNB soloist Kiyon Gaines

Soloist Kiyon Ross is well-known to PNB audiences as an outstanding performer and accomplished choreographer. Recently, he’s taken on a new role assisting choreographer Twyla Tharp in creating her latest work, Waiting at the Station. I sat down with him last week to discuss how he fits in to her the process of […]

2023-06-01T13:01:44-07:00September 11th, 2013|Categories: Dancers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Assistant to the Choreographer: A New Role for PNB soloist Kiyon Gaines

She’s Like Superwoman: Sarah Pasch on Working with Twyla Tharp

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work with a dance legend like Twyla Tharp? PNB corps de ballet dancer Sarah Pasch recently had that opportunity and has all good things to say.

Judith May Austin: This piece, Waiting at the Station, is your first time working with Twyla?

2013-08-26T17:20:00-07:00August 26th, 2013|Categories: Choreographers, Dancers, Performances|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on She’s Like Superwoman: Sarah Pasch on Working with Twyla Tharp

Custom Playlist: Toussaint & Friends

Twyla Tharp arrived in Seattle last weekend and started working with the Company on her latest ballet, Waiting at the Station, first thing Monday morning. The work is set in New Orleans to a score by the legendary musician, and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Allen Toussaint. To be honest, the sounds and energy […]

2013-08-22T19:51:00-07:00August 22nd, 2013|Categories: Choreographers, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), Performances|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Custom Playlist: Toussaint & Friends
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