Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancer Elizabeth Murphy Announces Retirement
Principal dancer Elizabeth Murphy has announced her retirement. PNB will celebrate her beautiful career at the Season Encore Performance on June 7, 2026.
Meet PNB’s 2025/26 Season Apprentices
This season, PNB is excited to welcome four new dancers to the company in the role of Apprentice! Get to know Luke Gutierrez, Jory Luther, LeeAnaca Moore, and Mckenzie Wilson in their brief interviews below. "Toi toi toi" to these new members of PNB!
Q&A with PNB Principal Dancer Elizabeth Murphy
PNB's production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® opens this Friday, November 28, 2025! To celebrate the opening of the Northwest's favorite holiday tradition, we sat down with Sugar Plum fairy extraordinaire and PNB Principal dancer Elizabeth Murphy. Click here to learn Murphy's post-show ritual, her favorite cafe, and more!
Dancer Promotions! Christopher D’Ariano, Clara Ruf Maldonado, Mark Cuddihee, Ashton Edwards, Juliet Prine, and Yuki Takahashi
Following the opening night world premiere performance of AfterTime in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s current mixed rep program, PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal announced the promotion of four corps de ballet dancers to the rank of soloist, and two soloists being elevated to principal dancers. Read all about it here!
Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancer Lucien Postlewaite Announces Retirement
Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Lucien Postlewaite has announced that after a 23-year career with the company, he is retiring at the end of PNB’s 2025-26 season. Postlewaite joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2003, was promoted to corps de ballet in 2004, soloist in 2007, and principal in 2008. He joined Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo in 2012 and re-joined PNB in 2017. His career will be celebrated at the Season Encore Performance, Sunday, June 7, at McCaw Hall.
Remembering the Unknown; “Tomorrow” in Pieces | Samuel Portillo NEXT STEP 2025
PNB Company dancer Samuel Portillo share his inspirations for his upcoming NEXT STEP work titled Tomorrow.
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."
Between Nostalgia and Now | A look into Lily Wills’ new work for the NEXT STEP 2025 program
PNB Company dancer Lily Wills share her inspirations for her upcoming NEXT STEP work.
A Sensory Prelude to a Larger Mexican Tale | Kyle Davis & Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan NEXT STEP 2025
PNB Company dancers Kyle Davis and Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan share their inspirations for their upcoming, collaborative NEXT STEP work.
Legacies in Motion: A Tribute to Lynn Lindsay | Jonathan Batista, NEXT STEP 2025
PNB Company dancer Jonathan Batista shares his inspirations for his upcoming NEXT STEP work, Suddenly, O FIM (The End).