A vehicle for emerging talent, NEXT STEP is where PNB Company dancers rise as choreographers and PNB School’s Professional Division students take center stage in an all-premiere lineup of works created just for them.

NEXT STEP 2024: Creativity on the Horizon

Kicking it up a notch. Elevating one’s game. Rising to the next level. It’s all right there in the name. NEXT STEP offers members of the PNB Company more than just studio space, talented dancers, and support from PNB’s incredible costume, lighting, and stage management departments. This is an opportunity to push forward in dance, and one that can have a substantial and long-term impact on a dance artist’s career.

2023-10-26T12:39:01-07:00October 27th, 2023|Categories: Dancers, Next Step Choreographers, PNB School|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on NEXT STEP 2024: Creativity on the Horizon
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Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Lily Wills

Lily Wills (she/her) is from Los Angeles, California. She trained at The Portland Ballet, the Oregon Ballet Theatre School, and the graduate program at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She attended summer courses […]

Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Lily Wills

Lily Wills (she/her) is from Los Angeles, California. She trained at The Portland Ballet, the Oregon Ballet Theatre School, and the graduate program at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She attended summer courses […]

2023-09-21T15:44:54-07:00May 19th, 2022|Categories: Choreographers, Dancers, Next Step Choreographers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Lily Wills
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Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Noah Martzall

Noah Martzall is from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He studied at Walnut School of the Arts and Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and he attended summer courses at the Chautauqua Institution, Nutmeg Conservatory, and […]

Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Noah Martzall

Noah Martzall is from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He studied at Walnut School of the Arts and Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and he attended summer courses at the Chautauqua Institution, Nutmeg Conservatory, and […]

2023-09-21T15:49:09-07:00May 18th, 2022|Categories: Choreographers, Dancers, Next Step Choreographers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Noah Martzall
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Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Mark Cuddihee

What is your most marked characteristic? I will try to make a joke out of any situation. Moreover, I become interested in many different activities quite often which causes me to cycle through hobbies rather quickly.

2023-09-28T12:53:23-07:00May 17th, 2022|Categories: Choreographers, Dancers, Next Step Choreographers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Mark Cuddihee
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Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Jonathan Batista

Jonathan Batista (he/him) is from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. He trained on scholarship at the English National Ballet and attended summer courses at Miami City Ballet and The Royal Ballet School […]

Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Jonathan Batista

Jonathan Batista (he/him) is from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. He trained on scholarship at the English National Ballet and attended summer courses at Miami City Ballet and The Royal Ballet School […]

2023-09-21T15:55:29-07:00May 17th, 2022|Categories: Choreographers, Dancers, Next Step Choreographers|Tags: , , , |1 Comment
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Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Malena Ani

Malena Ani is from Los Angeles California. She studied with Olga Tozyiakova, Natalia Sinitsyna, and Zippora Karz, and at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She attended summer courses at the Chautauqua Institution, […]

Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Malena Ani

Malena Ani is from Los Angeles California. She studied with Olga Tozyiakova, Natalia Sinitsyna, and Zippora Karz, and at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She attended summer courses at the Chautauqua Institution, […]

2023-09-21T15:56:53-07:00May 16th, 2022|Categories: Choreographers, Dancers, Next Step Choreographers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Malena Ani
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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 […]

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 […]

2019-04-30T15:25:40-07:00April 30th, 2019|Categories: Next Step 2019, Next Step Choreographers, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Meet the Artist: Mark Haim
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Meet the Artist: Ron Gatsby

Ron Gatsby is a dancer, teaching artist, and choreographer based in Seattle. He is the Artistic Director/Choreographer of the Purple Lemonade, an artist collective which he founded in 2016. Ron’s work reflects a desire to create movement that makes queer art in general – and black art in particular – visible and […]

2019-04-02T14:28:51-07:00April 2nd, 2019|Categories: Events, Next Step 2019, Next Step Choreographers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Meet the Artist: Ron Gatsby
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Meet the Artist: Dammiel Cruz

Dammiel is also a teaching artist for REACH […]

Dammiel Cruz is from New York, New York. He joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2016 and was promoted to corps de ballet later that year.

Dammiel is also a teaching artist for REACH […]

2019-04-01T15:51:50-07:00April 1st, 2019|Categories: Life at PNB, Next Step 2019, Next Step Choreographers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Meet the Artist: Dammiel Cruz
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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 […]

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 […]

2019-03-27T11:16:24-07:00March 27th, 2019|Categories: Life at PNB, Next Step 2019, Next Step Choreographers, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Meet the Artist: Eva Stone
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