Get to know the PNB dancers through the Q&A posts.
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
Q&A: Dylan Wald
Dylan Wald is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at Minnesota Dance Theatre & the Dance Institute, where he became an apprentice in 2012, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet, […]
Dylan Wald is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at Minnesota Dance Theatre & the Dance Institute, where he became an apprentice in 2012, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet, […]
10 Things to Know about Benjamin Millepied
Choreographer, dancer, LA Dance Project founder, actor, husband, dad, PNB fan… what else is there to know? Read on, then join us at TRICOLORE to see Millepied’s 3 Movements and Appassionata as well as George Balanchine’s Symphony in C.
Q&A: Nancy Casciano
Nancy Casciano is from Atlanta Georgia. She studied at the School of American Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and she attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Exploring Ballet with Suzanne […]
Nancy Casciano is from Atlanta Georgia. She studied at the School of American Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and she attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Exploring Ballet with Suzanne […]
Q&A: Carli Samuelson
Carli Samuelson is from Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. She trained at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Ms. Samuelson danced for Pennsylvania Ballet before joining Pacific Northwest Ballet as a corps de ballet dancer in 2008.