Posts about Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.) at Pacific Northwest Ballet

PNB Pride Profile: Oleander “Olli” Lewis

PNB invited employees who celebrate Pride Month to share their stories with us – we hope you enjoy this profile of Oleander "Olli" Lewis, PNB's Lead Patron Service Representative.

2023-06-22T14:48:35-07:00June 22nd, 2023|Categories: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), Life at PNB, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , |Comments Off on PNB Pride Profile: Oleander “Olli” Lewis

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. In the 1990's, finally established as a prestigious dance company, PNB focused on engaging with the local Seattle community and touring to New York, Melbourne, and more.

2023-08-16T16:28:49-07:00April 20th, 2023|Categories: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), Life at PNB, PNB on Tour|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on PNB by the Decades: Dancing around the Globe and in Seattle in the ’90s

Global Ballet Teachers: Cecilia Iliesiu Teaches in Accra, Ghana

PNB Principal dancer Cecilia Iliesiu is the Director of the organization Global Ballet Teachers, and recently travelled to Accra, Ghana. While there, Cecilia lead a Four-Day Teacher Workshop to inspire more connection between dance teachers around the world.

2023-03-13T15:31:31-07:00March 13th, 2023|Categories: Dancers, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.)|Tags: , |Comments Off on Global Ballet Teachers: Cecilia Iliesiu Teaches in Accra, Ghana

Promotion: Kiyon Ross to become Pacific Northwest Ballet’s new Associate Artistic Director.

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. […]

2022-09-21T15:02:14-07:00September 21st, 2022|Categories: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), Life at PNB|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Promotion: Kiyon Ross to become Pacific Northwest Ballet’s new Associate Artistic Director.

Celebrating Music and Heritage with Michael Jinsoo Lim

Celebrating Music and Heritage with Michael Jinsoo Lim

As part of PNB’s celebration of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) artists in our community, PNB’s concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim has written about his parents, his connections to music through them, and his professional journey to PNB. Below is the […]

2023-09-21T15:43:05-07:00May 26th, 2022|Categories: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), Life at PNB, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Celebrating Music and Heritage with Michael Jinsoo Lim

Pay What You Can at the Ballet

Everyone could use a little ballet magic in their life, and we don’t want the cost of tickets to keep anyone from attending. To that end, February 10, 2022 marks the official start of Pay-What-You-Can Thursdays at PNB!

A limited number of tickets will be set aside every Thursday performance […]

2023-02-08T10:23:15-08:00February 9th, 2022|Categories: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), Performances|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Pay What You Can at the Ballet

Remembering Ulysses Dove

Today, December 1, 2021 marks the 33rd World AIDS Day. The purpose of the day is to bring attention to the HIV epidemic, end the stigma around HIV/AIDS, and call for an increased response to ending the HIV epidemic in the US.

This year’s theme is Ending the […]

2021-12-01T16:59:35-08:00December 1st, 2021|Categories: Choreographers, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.)|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Remembering Ulysses Dove

Leaping from Caricature into Character 

By Phil Chan, co-Founder, Final Bow for Yellowface 

As a Chinese person, the second act of The Nutcracker has always bugged me. Looking more broadly at the historic depictions of “Chinese” people on the Western performing arts stage, we see fantasy elements of what Europeans thought Chinese people looked like […]

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