Shop Small with the PNB Family
Doing more online shopping lately? Many members of our PNB family have small businesses and projects outside of PNB ranging from dance wear to skin care to ice cream. We put them all in one place for you! What Seattle small businesses are your favorite? Tell us in the comments! Principal Dancer Elizabeth Murphy began […]
Balanchine Foundation Interviews
The Balanchine Foundation has conducted recorded interviews with dancers and stagers of Balanchine’s works like Maria Tallchief, Suzanne Farrell, Arthur Mitchell, Patricia Wilde, and more. The Balanchine Foundation’s YouTube Channel is a seemingly bottomless resource of amazing interviews. Below are just a few videos from The Balanchine Foundation about works in PNB’s current repertoire including Agon, Emeralds, The […]
One Thousand Pieces: Q&A with Music Librarian Mona Butler
Mona Butler has been a bassoonist in Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra since the orchestra was founded in 1989, and PNB’s Music Librarian since the position was created in 1996. Marketing Assistant Maris Antolin sat down with Mona in late February to talk about what a Music Librarian does, the years-long process of putting together the […]
Principal Dancer Benjamin Griffiths to Retire at the End of 2019/20 Season
Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal and principal dancer Benjamin Griffiths have announced that Mr. Griffiths will retire at the end of PNB’s current season. Mr. Griffiths joined PNB as a corps de ballet dancer in 2005; he was promoted to soloist in 2008 and principal dancer in 2016. His career will be celebrated […]
The Twelve Days of Nutcracker
We’ve given the lyrics of this holiday classic a fresh PNB twist. Gather ’round the yule log with your loved ones to sing about our classic production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. 🎵 On the first day of Nutcracker, my true love gave to me: a nutcracker under the tree! 🎵 On the second day of Nutcracker, my […]
Meet the 2019 Claras
Clara is a dream role for many young ballerinas. Each year, two students alternate performing Clara in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® . This year, Marissa Luu and Piper Begley, both twelve-year-old Level V students at our PNB School in Bellevue, will share this title role. We sat down with them to learn a little more about stepping into […]
Donald Byrd on Love and Loss
It is challenging, and nearly impossible, to summarize Donald Byrd in one blog post. He has choreography credits from all around the country across the genres of dance, theater, and opera. His list of accomplishments and awards is staggering: Tony-nominated (The Color Purple), Bessie Award-winning (The Minstrel Show), Doris Duke Artist Awardee, winner of the […]
Meet the Artist Mark Haim
Originally from New York City, Mark Haim has been making dances and teaching dance for 35 years. He is creating a new work for NEXT STEP: OUTSIDE/IN on June 14, featuring PNB Principal dancer Noelani Pantastico and six PNB School students. In April 2019, Mark presented a new 70-minute solo work, Parts to a Sum, in which he recreated “movements […]
Rachel Foster to Retire
Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal has announced that principal dancer Rachel Foster will retire at the end of the 2018-19 season. Ms. Foster joined PNB as a member of the corps de ballet in 2002. She was promoted to soloist in 2008 and principal in 2011. Ms. Foster’s career will be celebrated at […]
Meet the Artist: Dammiel Cruz-Garrido
Dammiel Cruz is from New York, New York. He joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2016 and was promoted to corps de ballet later that year. Dammiel is also a teaching artist for REACH Student Dance Group. REACH dancers premiered his work Innocent Unity at McCaw Hall on March 23rd, and will perform it outside at NEXT STEP: […]