PNB Pride Profile: Oleander “Olli” Lewis
PNB invited employees who celebrate Pride Month to share their stories with us – we hope you enjoy. Stories may be edited and condensed for clarity. I’ve been with PNB for two whole seasons! I started in September 2021 just before we opened the season. I’ve been excited seeing so many people back in the […]
PNB Pride Profile: Dr. David Barela
PNB invited employees who celebrate Pride Month to share their stories with us – we hope you enjoy. Stories may be edited and condensed for clarity. From a young age, I dedicated myself to the captivating worlds of ballet and piano. The pursuit of these passions led me on an extraordinary journey. As I honed […]
PNB Pride Profile: Lucien Postlewaite
PNB invited employees who celebrate Pride Month to share their stories with us – we hope you enjoy. Stories may be edited and condensed for clarity. Since I joined PNB School in 2002, and company in 2003, I’ve witnessed the company grow a lot in its inclusion work, both behind the scenes, internally, and externally […]
Q&A with Apprentice Destiny Wimpye
My identity and background has informed who I am as an artist tremendously. I feel very lucky to have had my mom as an amazing influence in my life. She has raised me to be strong, confident, and resilient and I think those are qualities that you need as a woman of color in and […]
Q&A with Apprentice Larry Lancaster
What are you most looking forward to for the 50th Anniversary season? What I’m most looking forward to for the 50th Anniversary season is the wealth of wisdom I’m going to gain after a year of being a professional dancer. I’m so excited to be a sponge by learning from my colleagues pertaining to technique, the […]
Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Noah Martzall
Interviewed by Eric Hipolito 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 Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Mr. Martzall joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2020 and was promoted to corps […]
Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Mark Cuddihee
Interviewed by Eric Hipolito Mark Cuddihee is from Greenville, South Carolina. He studied at Carolina Ballet Theatre, the School of American Ballet, Boston Ballet School, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and he attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet, Miami City Ballet School, Boston Ballet School, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. In 2017, he […]
Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Miles Pertl
Interviewed by Eric Hipolito Miles Pertl (he/him) 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 joined Stuttgart Ballet as an apprentice in 2010 and was promoted to corps […]
Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: James Kirby Rogers
Interviewed by Eric Hipolito James Kirby Rogers (he/him) is from San Francisco, California. He trained at the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he was a YAGP finalist in 2014. He attended summer courses at San Francisco Ballet and Houston Ballet. James joined Houston Ballet II in 2015 and Kansas City Ballet in 2016. […]
Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Zsilas Michael Hughes
Zsilas Michael Hughes (they/them/he/she) is from Little Rock, Arkansas. They trained under the kinesthetic conceptual teachings of Arleen Sugano at Rock City Dance Center and on full scholarship at Pacific Northwest Ballet as a Professional Division student. They attended summer courses at Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Dream Big Dance Company, Ballet Arkansas, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, […]