Black Ballet History Reading List
Explore PNB’s curated reading list celebrating Black excellence in dance for Black History Month, with books for ballet lovers of all ages.
Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month at PNB
Written and compiled by PNB Company dancer Amanda Morgan As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, I found it important to highlight the many Latine artists that help make Pacific Northwest Ballet what it is. We range from being onstage to working behind the scenes to help the organization run as smoothly as it does. Our […]
Ballet’s Latine Inspirations, Part 2
Written and researched by PNB Company dancer Kyle Davis In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we are looking at some of the incredible Latino and Latina ballet dancers who have, and continue, to deeply impact the ballet industry by breaking barriers, inspiring others through representation, and giving back to their communities. Read on to […]
Ballet’s Latine Inspirations, Part 1
Written and researched by PNB Company dancer Kyle Davis In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we are looking at some of the incredible Latino and Latina ballet dancers who have, and continue, to deeply impact the ballet industry by breaking barriers, inspiring others through representation, and giving back to their communities. Read through and […]
PNB Pride Profile: Oleander “Olli” Lewis
PNB invited employees who celebrate Pride Month to share their stories with us – we hope you enjoy. Stories may be edited and condensed for clarity. I’ve been with PNB for two whole seasons! I started in September 2021 just before we opened the season. I’ve been excited seeing so many people back in the […]
PNB Pride Profile: Dr. David Barela
PNB invited employees who celebrate Pride Month to share their stories with us – we hope you enjoy. Stories may be edited and condensed for clarity. From a young age, I dedicated myself to the captivating worlds of ballet and piano. The pursuit of these passions led me on an extraordinary journey. As I honed […]
PNB Pride Profile: Lucien Postlewaite
PNB invited employees who celebrate Pride Month to share their stories with us – we hope you enjoy. Stories may be edited and condensed for clarity. Since I joined PNB School in 2002, and company in 2003, I’ve witnessed the company grow a lot in its inclusion work, both behind the scenes, internally, and externally […]
PNB by the Decades: Dancing around the Globe and in Seattle in the ’90s
As PNB celebrates our 50th anniversary season, we are looking back to our past. We’ve discussed the company’s beginning during our “Far-Out” first years and the creation of Kent Stowell’s productions of Swan Lake and Nutcracker during the ‘80s. Now, we’re turning our sights to the ‘90s, which were “all that and a bag of chips” when it comes to PNB. Now […]
Promotion: Kiyon Ross to become Pacific Northwest Ballet’s new Associate Artistic Director.
September 19, 2022, SEATTLE, WA – Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal has announced that Kiyon Ross has been promoted to the position of Associate Artistic Director. Mr. Ross, currently serving as PNB’s Director of Company Operations, assumes the new leadership position effective immediately. “It gives me great pleasure to announce the appointment of Kiyon […]
Remembering Ulysses Dove
Honor the legacy of choreographer Ulysses Dove, whose powerful works like Red Angels and Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven continue to thrill PNB audiences.