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.

Saying goodbye to Karel Cruz

At the end of the season, PNB bids a heartfelt adieu to Karel Cruz – a beloved principal dancer who has been with the Company for 16 years. He’ll go out with a bang at our Season Encore performance in celebration of his dance career, but first, learn more about Karel’s beginnings in […]

PRINCIPAL DANCER KAREL CRUZ ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

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Karel Cruz in a photo shoot for Alexei Ratmansky’s Don Quixote, photo © Angela Sterling.

Cruz’s 16-year career with PNB to be honored at Season Encore Performance, June 10, 2018.

Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal has announced that […]

Q&A: Peter Boal talks Red Angels

 

Knowing the late choreographer Ulysses Dove created Red Angels on our Artistic Director (then a New York City Ballet principal dancer) Peter Boal, we were eager for an inside look. We asked him to reveal the process behind Red Angels – both as a dancer and a staging artist.

 

Bringing Screenplays to Life: Q&A with Crystal Pite

GETTING TO KNOW: CRYSTAL PITE

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Crystal Pite © Michael Slobodian

Crystal Pite is a former company member of Ballet British Columbia and William Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt. She made her professional choreographic debut in 1990 with […]

2017-10-27T00:02:23-07:00October 27th, 2017|Categories: Choreographers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Bringing Screenplays to Life: Q&A with Crystal Pite

What it takes to be Crystal Pite

Let’s just soak in the genius of Crystal Pite for a moment.

You’ve probably heard us gushing about this groundbreaking choreographer ever since we first staged Emergence in 2013 (and again now that we’re putting on the American premiere of her piece Plot Point). It’s for good […]

2017-10-19T23:16:56-07:00October 19th, 2017|Categories: Choreographers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on What it takes to be Crystal Pite

Her Door to the Sky: Q&A with Choreographer Jessica Lang

We had a chance to talk with Jessica Lang about Her Door to the Sky, which premiered at Jacob’s Pillow in the summer of 2016 and debuted in Seattle early this year.

 

ABOUT THE PIECE

 

  • Title: Her Door to the Sky
  • World Premiere: August 24, 2016 by […]
2025-04-17T11:26:15-07:00October 2nd, 2017|Categories: Choreographers, Performances, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Her Door to the Sky: Q&A with Choreographer Jessica Lang

Summer Course, and The Living is Easy

With summer course auditions just around the corner, we asked three students from 2017’s summer course to give advice on how to prepare yourself for the intensive training and how to get the most out of your summer course experience.

Below are excerpts from a conversation with Charlotte Sanford (age 13) […]

2017-08-11T20:40:10-07:00August 11th, 2017|Categories: Life at PNB, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Summer Course, and The Living is Easy

Lucien Postlewaite to rejoin Company in PNB’s 2017-2018 Season

Artistic Director Peter Boal announced today that former PNB Principal dancer and current Les Ballets de Monte Carlo Principal dancer Lucien Postlewaite will return to Pacific Northwest Ballet this fall for the 2017-2018 Season.

“At PNB, relationships between audiences and dancers run deep,” Boal says. “We love watching new dancers […]

2017-03-30T00:30:57-07:00March 30th, 2017|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Lucien Postlewaite to rejoin Company in PNB’s 2017-2018 Season

Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancers Carrie Imler and Batkhurel Bold Announce Retirements

Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal, with principal dancers Carrie Imler and Batkhurel Bold, has announced that Ms. Imler and Mr. […]

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Their two decades of dance will be honored at Season Encore Performance, June 11, 2017.

Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal, with principal dancers Carrie Imler and Batkhurel Bold, has announced that Ms. Imler and Mr. […]

2016-12-07T18:38:24-08:00December 7th, 2016|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Performances|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancers Carrie Imler and Batkhurel Bold Announce Retirements

Cooking w. Emma & Price: Brunch

Price Suddarth and Emma Love Suddarth with their dogs Op and Zuzu

Cooking with Emma and Price is a monthly PNB Blog series featuring seasonal recipes by two of our very own dancers. I have grown to know this beautiful couple […]

Price Suddarth and Emma Love Suddarth with their dogs Op and Zuzu

Cooking with Emma and Price is a monthly PNB Blog series featuring seasonal recipes by two of our very own dancers. I have grown to know this beautiful couple […]

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