Q&A with Penny Saunders: Returning to PNB and to Wonderland
Choreographer Penny Saunders discusses returning to PNB to restage Wonderland, her creative process, and what audiences can expect from the revival.
Kiyon Ross: From PNB School Student to Associate Artistic Director
By Theresa Ruth HowardAuthor, Diversity Strategist, and ConsultantLearn more about Theresa’s work at MoBBallet.org. Quite simply, Kiyon Ross is the embodiment of Pacific Northwest Ballet. Not only has he been a staple in the organization for 22 years, but has worked in almost every area of the Company as a student, Soloist dancer, AGMA union delegate, choreographer, […]
Q&A with Rachel Foster
This school year, former PNB Principal dancer Rachel Foster returns to PNB as a member of our PNB School faculty. Welcome back, Ms. Foster! Rachel Foster is from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. She trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School and attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet and San Francisco Ballet School. She joined Pittsburgh […]
Q and A with Louise Nadeau
Louise Nadeau is from Long Island, New York. She trained at the Alexandra School of Ballet in St. Louis and the School of American Ballet. Ms. Nadeau danced with Basel Ballet and Kansas City Ballet before joining Pacific Northwest Ballet as a Soloist in 1990. She was promoted to Principal in 1992 and retired from the […]
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.
Q&A with Dave Jensen, Summer Residence Director
Meet Dave Jensen, PNB School’s longtime Summer Residence Director, in this Q&A about student life, Seattle adventures, and 30+ years of summer courses.
PNB School Faculty’s Favorite Dance Movies
With the Oscars happening at the end of April, this month’s PNB School Spotlight is all about our PNB School faculty’s favorite dance films! Read on for favorites (spoiler alert: everybody loves Billy Elliot and Dirty Dancing), guilty pleasures, and movies that inspired our faculty to become dancers. [Parental Advisory: Please note that not all of these movies […]
PNB Celebrates Kiyon Ross
Kiyon Ross has had an illustrious career at PNB: from Company Soloist (you may remember him as Kiyon Gaines) to PNB School faculty member, Next Step Program Manager, and most recently PNB’s Director of Company Operations, he has moved our organization and art form forward over the past twenty years. Kiyon is also an established […]
Tutu Tuesday PNB’s Second Stage Program
Discover PNB’s Second Stage, a career transition program providing grants, scholarships, and mentorship to help dancers achieve their post-company goals.
Remembering Designer Ming Cho Lee
PNB remembers legendary set designer Ming Cho Lee, who created iconic designs for Kent Stowell’s ballets including The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and Firebird.