Nutcracker Costume Close-Up Game
PNB’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® is a holiday treat year after year! Some ballet fans might feel they know this ballet like the back of their hand. Well, today on the blog, we’re here to test that knowledge. Can you identify these seven Nutcracker costumes by their close-up photos? Just swipe right to reveal if […]
Nutcracker by the Numbers: 12 Festive Facts about PNB’s Nutcracker Costumes
We’ve all heard about 5 golden rings and 10 lords a-leaping more than we’ve ever asked for or wanted. Today on the PNB blog, we’ve got 12 festive Nutcracker numbers that are much more interesting. Dive into the details of PNB’s costumes for George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® with these 12 fascinating facts! PNB’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® is an […]
Q&A With Choreographer Dani Rowe
Choreographer Dani Rowe discusses her creative process and new work for Pacific Northwest Ballet in this behind-the-scenes Q&A interview.
Dancer Promotions! Clara Ruf Maldonado, Kuu Sakuragi, and Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan
November 3, 2023 – Seattle, WA: “It gives us great pleasure to be able to promote three dancers in our company this evening.” Before the curtain-raiser performance of Alexei Ratmansky’s Wartime Elegy on opening night of LOVE & LOSS, Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal and Associate Artistic Director Kiyon Ross announced to the audience that […]
Q&A with Shannon Rugani, Composer of The Window
Shannon Rugani is the composer for The Window (choreographed by Dani Rowe) which will premiere on PNB’s stage on November 3rd, 2023 as part of our upcoming repertoire LOVE & LOSS. Born and raised in California, Shannon Rugani trained with San Francisco Ballet School on a full merit scholarship, joining San Francisco Ballet in 2004 as one of […]
LOVE & LOSS Choreographer Fun Facts
The second repertory of PNB’s 2023/24 season is a true mixed triple bill. We’re more than excited to showcase works by three choreographers with distinct styles. Read on for a few fun facts to get to know returning choreographers Donald Byrd and Alexei Ratmansky, and new-to-PNB-audiences Dani Rowe. 1. Donald Byrd has frequently been referred to as […]
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, […]
Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month at PNB
Written and compiled by PNB Company dancer Amanda Morgan As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, I found it important to highlight the many Latine artists that help make Pacific Northwest Ballet what it is. We range from being onstage to working behind the scenes to help the organization run as smoothly as it does. Our […]
Celebrate National Book Month with these Books by PNB-ers
We’re sure you know by now that PNB Faculty and the whole PNB Community is multi-talented. But did you know there are multiple published authors in our midst? Keep reading to explore our list of books for all ages by members of the PNB Community. Peter Boal’s recent memoir covers his early life growing up […]
Meet the “Cac-tet” of Alexander Ekman’s Cacti
Written by Emma Love Suddarth Emma danced with PNB from 2008-2021. Her writing appears in Pointe and Dance Magazine, as well as for PNB. A handful of small, poky, green cacti. 16 boxes, lying flat or intricately stacked. Light rails dropping to precariously low heights above the dancers. The overpowering sounds of dancers smacking boxes, slapping their chests, […]