PNB Principal Dancer Seth Orza Announces Retirement and Launch of New Business
ORZA combines technology and experience to revolutionize dance shoes designed for the next generation of dancers. August 12, 2021 – SEATTLE, WA – Following a lifelong career in dance, Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Seth Orza has announced his retirement from the company and his leap into a new venture as CEO and Founder of […]
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, and corps […]
PNB Bids Adieux to Principal Dancers Jerome and Laura Tisserand
Pacific Northwest Ballet will be bidding an adieux passionnés to principal dancers Jerome Tisserand and Laura Tisserand at the end of the company’s 2020-2021 season: The couple have announced that they will be leaving Seattle this summer, to accept positions with Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo. Laura Tisserand (formerly Gilbreath) trained at PNB School before joining […]
Promotions: Cecilia Iliesiu, Angelica Generosa, Dylan Wald
Seattle, WA – “It gives me tremendous pleasure to be able to promote three dancers in our company this evening.” As part of the festivities at First Look to the Future, Pacific Northwest Ballet’s first-ever all-digital gala, Artistic Director Peter Boal announced corps de ballet dancer Cecilia Iliesiu has been promoted to the rank of Soloist, and Angelica Generosa and Dylan […]
PNB Principal Dancer Sarah Ricard Orza Announces Retirement
Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Sarah Ricard Orza has announced that she has decided to retire after 13 years with the company. Ms. Orza joined PNB as a member of the corps de ballet in 2007; she was promoted to soloist in 2010 and principal dancer in 2017. Ms. Orza will focus her post-PNB career […]
Principal Dancer Benjamin Griffiths to Retire at the End of 2019/20 Season
Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal and principal dancer Benjamin Griffiths have announced that Mr. Griffiths will retire at the end of PNB’s current season. Mr. Griffiths joined PNB as a corps de ballet dancer in 2005; he was promoted to soloist in 2008 and principal dancer in 2016. His career will be celebrated […]
Rachel Foster to Retire
Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal has announced that principal dancer Rachel Foster will retire at the end of the 2018-19 season. Ms. Foster joined PNB as a member of the corps de ballet in 2002. She was promoted to soloist in 2008 and principal in 2011. Ms. Foster’s career will be celebrated at […]
PNB Principal Dancers Carrie Imler and Batkhurel Bold Announce Retirements
Their two decades of dance will be honored at Season Encore Performance, June 11, 2017. Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal, with principal dancers Carrie Imler and Batkhurel Bold, has announced that Ms. Imler and Mr. Bold will retire at the end of the 2016/2017 season. Their acclaimed careers will be celebrated at PNB’s […]
Kylee Kitchens to Retire at the End of the 2015/16 Season
SEATTLE, WA–Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal and soloist Kylee Kitchens have announced that Ms. Kitchens will retire at the end of PNB’s 2015-2016 season. Ms. Kitchens has been with Pacific Northwest Ballet since her first Pacific Northwest Ballet School Summer Course in 1995. She joined the company as an apprentice in 1999, was […]
Principal Dancer Maria Chapman Announces Retirement
SEATTLE, WA — Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal and principal dancer Maria Chapman have announced that Ms. Chapman has decided to retire. Ms. Chapman joined PNB as an apprentice in 1995 and was promoted to corps de ballet in 1996, soloist in 2005, and principal in 2009. “In her 21st season with PNB, Maria […]