Get to know the PNB dancers through the Q&A posts.

Q&A: Noelani Pantastico

Noelani Pantastico. Photo by Linsday Thomas.

Noelani Pantastico is from Oahu, Hawaii. She trained at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet School from 1994 to 1996. She joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice […]

Noelani Pantastico. Photo by Linsday Thomas.

Noelani Pantastico is from Oahu, Hawaii. She trained at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet School from 1994 to 1996. She joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice […]

2016-04-08T12:00:34-07:00April 8th, 2016|Categories: Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Q&A: Noelani Pantastico
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6 Things You Need to Know About Alejandro Cerrudo

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This is Alejandro’s second time at PNB. Here he is (above) last time, backstage with PNB dancers following the premiere of his Memory Glow.

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Memory Glow premiered in 2014.

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Cerrudo became Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s first-ever resident choreographer in 2008.

2025-07-09T13:02:54-07:00March 19th, 2016|Categories: Life at PNB, Performances, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on 6 Things You Need to Know About Alejandro Cerrudo
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Kent Stowell on the PNB Orchestra, Carmina Burana, and more

Pacific Northwest Ballet's Founding Artistic Director Kent Stowell was instrumental in creating the PNB Orchestra; he recently sat down to share memories of the PNB Orchestra and his Carmina Burana.

2022-08-30T12:29:55-07:00May 26th, 2015|Categories: Performances, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Kent Stowell on the PNB Orchestra, Carmina Burana, and more
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Q&A: Principal Conductor Emil de Cou

How did you get your start in music and conducting?

EdC: I’m the only person I know of all my colleagues who went into music because of loving ballet music. Growing up in Orange County where there was no orchestra, the only orchestra nearby was LA, which I couldn’t get […]

2015-03-16T18:56:00-07:00March 16th, 2015|Categories: Life at PNB, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , |Comments Off on Q&A: Principal Conductor Emil de Cou
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Q&A: Concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim

Violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim has served as Concertmaster of the PNB Orchestra since 2009; he is also co-founder of the award-winning Corigliano Quartet, performing at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, and the Kennedy Center. The ensemble’s CD, featuring works by John Corigliano was honored as one of The New Yorker’s Top […]

2015-03-16T18:56:00-07:00March 16th, 2015|Categories: Life at PNB, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Q&A: Concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim
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Q&A: Giselle Designer Jérôme Kaplan

Peter Boal’s radiant staging of Giselle returns with all-new scenery and costumes by award-winning designer Jérôme Kaplan (above) who is best known to PNB audiences for his designs for Don Quixote, Roméo et Juliette.

 

Q: What steps were critical to your process in creating designs for sets and costumes for PNB’s Giselle?

 

2025-04-17T10:45:49-07:00April 25th, 2014|Categories: Life at PNB, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Q&A: Giselle Designer Jérôme Kaplan
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Stage Mom: PNB Soloist Sarah Ricard Orza on Parenting & Performing

It is uncommon for performing ballerinas to be moms–let alone at the peak of their career. Many ballerinas retire from dancing to start a family, or choose not to have children. But PNB soloist Sarah Ricard Orza is one of today’s current ballerinas changing the status quo. Last May, Sarah and her husband, […]

2014-03-14T17:11:00-07:00March 14th, 2014|Categories: Dancers, Life at PNB, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Stage Mom: PNB Soloist Sarah Ricard Orza on Parenting & Performing
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First Time in Role: Rachel Foster & Leta Biasucci Debut as Princess Aurora

Over the next two weeks, principal dancer Rachel Foster and corps de ballet dancer Leta Biasucci will share a professional milestone—both women will debut as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty. Performing the role well requires exceptional artistry and mastery of classical ballet technique. I caught up with Rachel and Leta between rehearsals this week […]

2014-02-02T16:38:00-08:00February 2nd, 2014|Categories: Dancers, Life at PNB, Performances, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , |Comments Off on First Time in Role: Rachel Foster & Leta Biasucci Debut as Princess Aurora
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Q&A: Eric Hipolito Jr., From Party Boy to Prince

Corps de ballet dancer Eric Hipolito Jr. recently fulfilled a lifelong dream when he made his debut as the Nutcracker Prince in PNB’s Stowell & Sendak Nutcracker. A graduate of PNB’s DanceChance program, Eric has been performing in Nutcracker since he was small enough to play a Party Boy in Act 1. Given Eric’s unique […]

2013-12-21T01:09:00-08:00December 21st, 2013|Categories: Life at PNB, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Q&A: Eric Hipolito Jr., From Party Boy to Prince
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