This is where you get the ins and outs of life as a dancer with the Pacific Northwest Ballet. From Q&As to Promotions to Retirements to Cooking.

Welcoming Our New Dancers for the 2021/22 Season

Pacific Northwest Ballet is excited to welcome new dancers to our studios this season. Jonathan Batista and James Kirby Rogers are joining the Company as Soloists, and Ginabel Peterson and Lily Wills are joining as Corps de Ballet members. Watch the episode of PNB is Listening where the four are interviewed by Executive Assistant […]

2021-09-07T12:00:00-07:00September 7th, 2021|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Life at PNB, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , |2 Comments
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Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancer Seth Orza announces retirement, and launch of new business, ORZA

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 […]

2021-08-12T09:00:00-07:00August 12th, 2021|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancer Seth Orza announces retirement, and launch of new business, ORZA
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Q&A with dancer Genevieve Waldorf

We interviewed PNB Dancer Genevieve Waldorf about how she balances dancing for PNB with working on her undergraduate degree at Harvard University (she’s majoring in Applied Mathematics with a Focus in Government and minoring in Computer Science), her upbringing in Los Angeles, how she’s spent her time during the pandemic, and more!

2021-07-02T11:00:00-07:00July 2nd, 2021|Categories: Dance Happens Everywhere, Dancers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Q&A with dancer Genevieve Waldorf
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Q&A with Steve Sneed, PNB’s Race & Social Justice Consultant

Steve Sneed works closely with Pacific Northwest Ballet leadership and PNB’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee as a race and social justice consultant. He has been consulting with PNB since Fall 2020.

Steve began his career at the age of 15 as the Leader of the African Drum […]

2021-06-29T10:49:51-07:00June 29th, 2021|Categories: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Q&A with Steve Sneed, PNB’s Race & Social Justice Consultant
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Dance Happens Everywhere Digital Season Encore

The culmination of our first-ever digital season, a celebration of departing dancers, and an enormous, heartfelt thank-you to our loyal patrons during this unprecedented past year, Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Season Encore Performance bids adieu to a season like no other. Season Encore celebrates the careers […]

2021-06-03T13:44:38-07:00June 3rd, 2021|Categories: Dance Happens Everywhere, Dancer Announcements, Dancers, Life at PNB, Performances|Tags: , , , , , , , |1 Comment
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Pride 2021 Reading List

As a part of PNB’s celebration of Pride Month 2021, we have compiled these resources for anyone looking to add to their To Be Read or To Be Watched lists. This post is not exhaustive by any means, but we hope it will be a helpful place to start for anyone looking for […]

2022-12-02T09:28:14-08:00May 27th, 2021|Categories: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), Life at PNB, PNB at Home|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Pride 2021 Reading List
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PNB School Faculty Spotlight: Meg Potter

This month’s PNB School Spotlight features PNB School Assistant Principal Meg Potter!

Meg Potter is originally from Metuchen, NJ, and trained on scholarship at the Joffrey Ballet School in NYC. She danced with Joffrey II Dancers, then joined American Ballet Theatre under the direction of Mikhail Baryshnikov.  After relocating to the […]

2021-05-18T13:44:37-07:00May 18th, 2021|Categories: Life at PNB, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |4 Comments
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Soloist Steven Loch to Depart at End of 2020-2021 Season

Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist Steven Loch has announced that he will be leaving the company at the end of the 2020-2021 season, following a 10-year career with PNB. He has recently accepted an offer to join Miami City Ballet and will begin dancing with MCB in their 2021-2022 season. Mr. Loch joined PNB […]

2021-05-10T13:08:40-07:00May 10th, 2021|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers, Life at PNB|Comments Off on Soloist Steven Loch to Depart at End of 2020-2021 Season
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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 […]

2021-05-03T12:02:28-07:00May 3rd, 2021|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers|Tags: , , |2 Comments
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PNB School Faculty’s Favorite Dance Movies

With the Oscars happening at the end of April, this month’s PNB School Spotlight is all about our PNB School faculty’s favorite dance films! Read on for favorites (spoiler alert: everybody loves Billy Elliot and Dirty Dancing), guilty pleasures, and movies that inspired our faculty to become dancers.

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2021-04-14T11:48:52-07:00April 14th, 2021|Categories: Life at PNB, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , |Comments Off on PNB School Faculty’s Favorite Dance Movies
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