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Q&A: Miles Pertl on NEXT STEP

Miles Pertl is from Seattle, Washington. He trained at Pacific Northwest Ballet School, International Ballet Academy in Kirkland, Washington, and the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart, and he attended summer courses at San Francisco Ballet School. Mr. Pertl […]

Miles Pertl is from Seattle, Washington. He trained at Pacific Northwest Ballet School, International Ballet Academy in Kirkland, Washington, and the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart, and he attended summer courses at San Francisco Ballet School. Mr. Pertl […]

2016-06-15T15:00:43-07:00June 15th, 2016|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: 2015/16 Season, Choreography, Mats Ek, Miles Pertl, Next Step, Pina Bausch|Comments Off

Q&A: Steven Loch on NEXT STEP

Steven Loch is from Denton County, Texas. He studied at Ballet Conservatory in Lewisville, Texas, and on scholarship at Harid Conservatory and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He attended summer courses on scholarship at American Ballet Theatre, Canada’s National Ballet School, the School of American Ballet, Harid Conservatory, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Mr. […]

2016-06-13T09:00:31-07:00June 13th, 2016|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: 2015/16 Season, Next Step, Steven Loch|Comments Off

Q&A: Ezra Thomson on NEXT STEP

Ezra Thomson is from San Bernardino, California. He studied on scholarship at Riverside Ballet Arts, Orlando Ballet School, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School and attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet School, the School of […]

2025-04-15T10:24:14-07:00June 2nd, 2016|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: 2015/16 Season, Choreography, Ezra Thomson, Next Step, The Perpetual State|Comments Off

Q&A: Matthew Renko on NEXT STEP

Matthew Renko is from Tampa, Florida. He studied at Columbia Conservatory of Dance, North Carolina School of the Arts with Warren Conover, Kee-Juan Han, and Melissa Hayden, and on […]

2016-05-25T12:00:30-07:00May 25th, 2016|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: 2015/16 Season, Choreography, Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Matthew Renko, Maurice Béjart, New York Choreographic Institute, Next Step, Professional Division, School of American Ballet|Comments Off

Q&A: Sarah Pasch on NEXT STEP

Sarah Pasch is from Dublin, California. She studied at San Ramon Valley Dance Academy, Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy, and on scholarship at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She attended summer courses at Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy, Lines Ballet, the Kirov Academy, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Ms. Pasch joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as […]

2016-05-12T09:00:47-07:00May 12th, 2016|Categories: Dancers, Next Step Choreographers, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: 2015/16 Season, Choreography, Justin Peck, MASH, Next Step, Professional Division, Sarah Pasch, Twyla Tharp, Waiting at the Station, Year of the Rabbit|Comments Off

What is NEXT STEP?

Pacific Northwest Ballet fosters young choreographers in an unique program called – NEXT STEP.

What is it?

NEXT STEP is where 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.

2015-04-10T17:28:57-07:00April 10th, 2015|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, Performances, PNB School|Tags: 2014/15 Season, Kent Stowell|Comments Off

NEXT STEP Choreographer: Ezra Thomson

As has been discussed on this blog before, Company dancer Ezra Thomson’s interests are diverse to say the least. In addition to dance and music, Ezra enjoys cooking, working on his family’s Gig Harbor farm, fixing up his 1965 Mustang, and creating goods to sell in the Etsy shop he runs with his girlfriend […]

2022-11-02T12:35:06-07:00June 12th, 2014|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, Performances, PNB School|Tags: 2013/14 Season, Ezra Thomson, Peter Boal|Comments Off

NEXT STEP Choreographer: Margaret Mullin

Company soloist and NEXT STEP choreographer Margaret Mullin sat down with me recently to discuss her upcoming premiere of Rorshach, a contemporary duet for two women based on the famous psychological test. Moving to music by Bartók, the two dancers command the audience’s attention as they mirror each other’s movements while staying true to their own […]

2014-06-12T04:16:00-07:00June 12th, 2014|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, Performances, PNB School|Tags: 2013/14 Season, Peter Boal, Sarah Pasch|1 Comment

NEXT STEP Choreographer: Matthew Renko

Company dancer and NEXT STEP choreographer Matthew Renko has been choreographing for several years, but his upcoming premiere will provide a new experience for him: working with the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, who will accompany his piece at this Friday’s performance.

2014-06-12T04:13:00-07:00June 12th, 2014|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, Performances, PNB School|Tags: 2013/14 Season, Peter Boal|Comments Off

NEXT STEP Choreographer: Andrew Bartee

Before departing Seattle to join Ballet BC this summer, PNB Company dancer and seasoned choreographer Andrew Bartee will premiere a new work, Peace Out Girl Scout, on this year’s NEXT STEP program. The piece will be his fourth for PNB’s annual choreographic showcase.

As Seattle dance audiences know, Andrew is […]

2014-06-12T04:12:00-07:00June 12th, 2014|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, Performances, PNB School|Tags: 2013/14 Season, Peter Boal|Comments Off