10 Things You Need to Know About Tom Skerritt
Need more Tom? Watch this video of him and Carla Körbes talking about the acting skills he brings to Don Quixote!
Laura Tisserand on Suzanne Farrell
I’ll never forget how I felt walking into the studio at the Kennedy Center so many Augusts ago. I was an eager 14 year-old ready to start my three-week summer intensive at Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell (EBSF). For me, this was the chance of a lifetime. I knew that Suzanne only picked about thirty […]
Q&A: Giselle Designer Jérôme Kaplan
Costume designer Jérôme Kaplan discusses his designs for PNB’s Giselle, from the romantic peasant village to the haunting world of the Wilis in Act II.
Photo Retrospective: PNB Celebrates Principal Dancer Kaori Nakamura
This spring, Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrates the conclusion of principal dancer Kaori Nakamura’s brilliant, 17-year career with the Company. Ms. Nakamura will retire from performing in June of 2014 and join PNB School’s distinguished faculty. With over 40 lead roles to her name and guest appearances worldwide, her accomplishments and contributions to the art form are […]
Local Color: Painting Sets for a New Giselle
Go behind the scenes at PNB’s scenic shop to watch artists paint the sets for Peter Boal’s staging of Giselle, bringing the ballet’s world to life on stage.
From the Wings: Ballet Master Otto Neubert
Imagine this: A large studio filled with young children auditioning for PNB’s Nutcracker. Adults sit behind a table at the front of the studio talking quietly with their lists of numbers and names, pencils and notepads. Groups of students are led across the floor doing various steps until, suddenly, one young girl trips and falls in […]
Story Ballets in PNB’s History
Stories are the bridge between the public and the art form. We can’t get them to watch The Four Temperaments until we get them on that bridge. And I can do those stories in ways that haven’t been done before. -Kent Stowell in Mindy Aloff’s essay, Balanchine and Beyond, Melbourne International Festival of Arts Program, October 1995. Within a […]
Audition Tips from PNB’s Apprentices
PNB apprentices share their best audition tips for summer intensive programs, from preparation and mindset to what ballet schools are looking for in dancers.