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.
Letters from PNB Artists: PNB Orchestra Member Joyce Ramée
The Pacific Northwest Ballet Future Fund ensures that the artists at PNB are able to dance, create, and bring you joy during these times of uncertainty and change. We ask that you consider a gift to the fund, which will help keep our dancers, musicians, staff, and production teams employed and insured. We could not do this […]
Balanchine Foundation Interviews
The Balanchine Foundation has conducted recorded interviews with dancers and stagers of Balanchine’s works like Maria Tallchief, Suzanne Farrell, Arthur Mitchell, Patricia Wilde, and more. The Balanchine Foundation’s YouTube Channel is a seemingly bottomless resource of amazing interviews. Below are just a few videos from The Balanchine Foundation about works in PNB’s current repertoire including Agon, Emeralds, The […]
Donald Byrd on Love and Loss
It is challenging, and nearly impossible, to summarize Donald Byrd in one blog post. He has choreography credits from all around the country across the genres of dance, theater, and opera. His list of accomplishments and awards is staggering: Tony-nominated (The Color Purple), Bessie Award-winning (The Minstrel Show), Doris Duke Artist Awardee, winner of the […]
Meet the Artist Mark Haim
Originally from New York City, Mark Haim has been making dances and teaching dance for 35 years. He is creating a new work for NEXT STEP: OUTSIDE/IN on June 14, featuring PNB Principal dancer Noelani Pantastico and six PNB School students. In April 2019, Mark presented a new 70-minute solo work, Parts to a Sum, in which he recreated “movements […]
Meet the Artist Eva Stone
Eva Stone is a teaching artist, choreographer, and founder/producer of CHOP SHOP: Bodies of Work, an annual contemporary dance festival. She received her BFA in Performance & Choreography from Arizona State University, and later earned an MA in Choreography & Choreological Studies from Trinity Laban in the UK. She’s created work for Spectrum Dance Theater, Pacific […]
Our Favorite Balanchine Quotes for His 115th Birthday
Everyone knows George Balanchine the choreographer, and George Balanchine the founder of New York City Ballet. How about Balanchine the wordsmith? An iconic figure in 20th-century dance, the Russian-born son of a composer shaped our current vision of ballet. “[He] created his streamlined, stretchy, leggy style by merging old-school Russian technique with modern-art principles and […]
Meet the Artist Calista Ruat
Get to know PNB dancer and NEXT STEP choreographer Calista Ruat in this Q&A about her artistic journey, creative process, and inspirations.