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Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancer Lesley Rausch Announces Retirement

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Lesley Rausch has announced that she will be retiring at the end of the 2022-23 season. Lesley joined PNB as a member of the corps de ballet in 2001. She was promoted to soloist in 2007 and principal in 2011. Lesley’s incredible 22-year career will be celebrated at the Season Encore Performance, Sunday, June 11, 2023 at McCaw Hall.

2023-03-09T12:56:16-08:00March 1st, 2023|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers|Tags: , , |5 Comments
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PNB Announces New Soloists at The Seasons’ Canon

Soloist Promotions: Madison Rayn Abeo, Dammiel Cruz-Garrido, Christopher D’Ariano, Amanda Morgan, Christian Poppe, and Leah Terada.

2023-09-14T12:34:57-07:00November 4th, 2022|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers, Life at PNB|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on PNB Announces New Soloists at The Seasons’ Canon
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Meet the 2022/23 Season Apprentices

Welcome PNB’s 2022/23 Season Apprentices!

This season, PNB is excited to promote five PNB School Professional Division students into the Company as Apprentices. Get to know these dancers in their brief interviews below. Learn what they’re looking forward to in PNB’s 50th Anniversary Season, the best advice they’ve received, and more, and help us welcome Luca […]

2022-10-12T12:34:06-07:00October 12th, 2022|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers, Life at PNB, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Promotions: James Kirby Rogers, Jonathan Batista, & Cecilia Iliesiu

PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal Announces Three Promotions at CARMINA BURANA Opening Night.

September 23, 2022 – Seattle, WA – “It gives me great pleasure to be able to promote three dancers in our company this evening.” Prior to the curtain going up for on opening night of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 50th Anniversary season, PNB Artistic […]

2022-10-05T11:30:18-07:00October 5th, 2022|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers, Life at PNB|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments
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PNB Soloist Joshua Grant Announces Retirement at End of 2021-22 Season

SEATTLE, WA — Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist Joshua Grant has announced that after a 21-year dancing career, the majority spent at PNB, he has decided to retire at the end of the 2021-2022 season. Joshua attended Pacific Northwest Ballet School, joined PNB as an apprentice in 2001, and was promoted to corps de […]

2022-05-03T11:00:00-07:00May 3rd, 2022|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers, Life at PNB|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments
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PNB Principal Dancer Noelani Pantastico Announces Retirement

SEATTLE, WA — Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Noelani Pantastico has announced that after a 25-year dancing career, she is retiring to accept a position on the faculty of Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB). Pantastico trained at CPYB before being hired at PNB in 1997. She was promoted to soloist in 2001 and […]

2022-11-02T12:06:50-07:00January 14th, 2022|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers|Tags: , , , , |2 Comments
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PNB Welcomes Four New Apprentices

PNB is excited to introduce you to our new Apprentices Ashton Edwards, Melisa Guilliams, Zsilas Michael Hughes, and Joh Morrill! At PNB, Apprentices are the first professional position with the Company. Apprentice positions are offered to PNB School Professional Division graduates. PNB School is recognized as one of the […]

2021-11-26T14:30:00-08:00November 26th, 2021|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers, Life at PNB, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Promotions: Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan, Miles Pertl, & Elle Macy

“It gives me tremendous pleasure to be able to promote three dancers in our company this evening.” Prior to the curtain going up for BEYOND BALLET, its second season repertory program, Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal announced to the audience that Soloist Elle Macy has been promoted to a Principal dancer, […]

2021-11-05T19:50:00-07:00November 5th, 2021|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers, Life at PNB|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Emma Love Suddarth Takes Her Final Bow

A farewell letter by PNB dancer Emma Love Suddarth.

No one expects change to ever feel easy. Change doesn’t feel normal. It doesn’t even necessarily feel good. But all that aside, a change can be right. And this one is definitely right for me. It’s with that in heart that I’ve decided to hang up […]

2021-09-24T14:00:00-07:00September 24th, 2021|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers, Life at PNB|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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Welcoming Our New Dancers for the 2021/22 Season

Pacific Northwest Ballet is excited to welcome new dancers to our studios this season. Jonathan Batista and James Kirby Rogers are joining the Company as Soloists, and Ginabel Peterson and Lily Wills are joining as Corps de Ballet members. Watch the episode of PNB is Listening where the four are interviewed by Executive Assistant […]

2021-09-07T12:00:00-07:00September 7th, 2021|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Life at PNB, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , |2 Comments
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