PNB Welcomes New Trustees Erica Fewel and Guen Toste!
PNB is excited to welcome new Trustees Erica Fewel and Guen Toste to the PNB Governing Board! Keep scrolling to meet these new members. Erica Fewel is a Partner at Ernst & Young with over 25 years of experience serving technology and life science companies. She has previously served on the Big Brothers Big Sisters board […]
Meet PNB’s 2025 Summer Course Counselors
Meet the counselors caring for PNB School’s 2025 Summer Course students. Learn about their dance backgrounds, favorite memories, and advice for young dancers.
What Comes Next? A note from Price Suddarth about his family’s next big adventure
PNB dancer Price Suddarth reflects on 16 seasons and announces Jumpkut, a multimedia contemporary ballet company he’s launching with wife Emma Love Suddarth.
Celebrating Jessica Lang, PNB’s Resident Choreographer
Learn about Jessica Lang, PNB’s Resident Choreographer, her creative process, and upcoming works including ALL LANG and the new children’s ballet Momotaro.
Q&A with Meleta Buckstaff, PNB Costume Shop Manager and Costume Designer for Cracks
PNB Costume Shop Manager Meleta Buckstaff is designing the costumes for Rena Butler’s new work Cracks. We sat down with Meleta in the costume shop to talk about her designs for this new work, what exactly a costume shop manager does, and more! I grew up as a dancer. After college, I performed with Contemporary Dance […]
Between Nostalgia and Now | A look into Lily Wills’ new work for the NEXT STEP 2025 program
PNB dancer Lily Wills creates a new four-movement work for NEXT STEP 2025, set to Chris Cohen’s music. Explore her choreographic process and costume designs.
Unwrapping …throes of increasing wonder | Leah Terada in conversation with Kiyon Ross
By Leah Terada I’m writing this blog from a room tucked away in the Phelps Center, just above Studio C, the company’s main studio. Through the walls, I can hear the familiar sounds of rehearsal, the boisterous score of …throes of increasing wonder by composer Cristina Spinei as it seeps its way into my corner of the building, […]
A Sensory Prelude to a Larger Mexican Tale | Kyle Davis & Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan NEXT STEP 2025
Kyle Davis and Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan choreograph a pas de deux set in 1800s Veracruz, inspired by Día de Los Muertos, for PNB’s NEXT STEP 2025 program.
Q&A with Artistic Director Peter Boal on his 20th Anniversary Season
The 2025/26 Season marks Artistic Director Peter Boal’s 20th year with the company. PNB has thrived under Peter’s leadership, and we are so excited to celebrate his remarkable achievements. Read on to learn more about Peter’s tenure and what he’s most looking forward to next season! How do you choose what ballets to include in an upcoming season? Peter: […]
Recognizing Jewish American Heritage Month at PNB
Compiled by Miriam Landis, a Pacific Northwest Ballet School faculty member. Foreword May is Jewish American Heritage Month. PNB is proud to celebrate the generations of Jewish Americans who have shaped our arts, history, and culture and continue influencing our future. Pacific Northwest Ballet is a community, and the individuals among us who bring Jewish […]