Artistic Director’s Notebook: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® 2024
Peter Boal welcomes audiences to PNB’s Nutcracker, sharing behind-the-scenes details about the cast, orchestra, and the magic of Ian Falconer’s production.
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Square Dance, Prodigal Son, Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Peter Boal explores Balanchine’s genius across three works in PNB’s All Balanchine program: Square Dance, Prodigal Son, and Stravinsky Violin Concerto.
Artistic Director’s Notebook: The Veil Between Worlds, The Times Are Racing, Black Wave
Peter Boal introduces PNB’s season opener featuring Edwaard Liang’s The Veil Between Worlds, Justin Peck’s The Times Are Racing, and Jessica Lang’s Black Wave.
Executive Director’s Notes: The Veil Between Worlds, The Times Are Racing, Black Wave
Dear Friends, Welcome to the fall arts season in Seattle and PNB’s first repertory program of our performing year. We’re so thrilled to welcome Jessica Lang back to PNB to launch her work with us as resident choreographer. She is a phenomenal dance-maker and a truly wonderful person, and her rehearsals with our Company dancers regularly […]
Executive Director’s Notes: The Veil Between Worlds, The Times Are Racing, Black Wave Kind Regards,
Dear Friends, Welcome to the fall arts season in Seattle and PNB’s first repertory program of our performing year. We’re so thrilled to welcome Jessica Lang back to PNB to launch her work with us as resident choreographer. She is a phenomenal dance-maker and a truly wonderful person, and her rehearsals with our Company dancers regularly […]
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Coppélia
Dear Friends, Almost fifty years ago, I attended a New York City Ballet performance of George Balanchine’s Coppélia. Somewhere in the middle of the first act, I decided I wanted to dance. You know the rest of this story. Coppélia is all about the dancing, and the music, and the laughter, colors, costumes, and scenery. It may have the […]
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Sweet Fields, The Calling, The Seasons’ Canon
What goes into programming a season? There are more factors to list than my word count allows. Putting together programs for PNB over the past two decades has been a favorite part of the job. I’m also grateful to have input from others and most recently from Associate Artistic Director Kiyon Ross. I start with works […]
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Bacchus, One Thousand Pieces
Dear Friends, We all have our harrowing stories from mid-March of 2020. Naturally, mine involves PNB. On the morning of March 12th Executive Director Ellen Walker informed me all theaters on Seattle Center campus had been asked to suspend any further activity. I told her I needed twelve more hours. That night we were scheduled to […]
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake
Peter Boal shares insights on PNB’s production of Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake, reflecting on its history at PNB and what makes this staging special.
Executive Director’s Notes: Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake
PNB Executive Director Ellen Walker shares her perspective on Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake and its significance to Pacific Northwest Ballet’s legacy.