Q&A with Principal Dancer Cecilia Iliesiu
How has your approach to the career changed over time? When I started my career at Carolina Ballet 14 seasons ago, I worked as hard as I could for every role and opportunity to perform, hustling to achieve the high bar required for a ballet career. This focus hasn’t changed for me, however I’ve come […]
Q&A with Principal Dancer Angelica Generosa
Performing Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty holds a huge amount of significance to me because it was the first full length ballet that I took on. Getting the opportunity to portray such an iconic role was such a highlight for my career and my journey here at PNB. There were so many nerves and so much excitement, […]
Building a World Premiere with Jessica Lang
Go behind the scenes as Jessica Lang creates a world premiere for PNB. Learn about her collaborative process and artistic vision in this in-depth Q&A.
Q&A with Principal Dancer Leta Biasucci
How has your approach to the career changed over time? I am able to find much more enjoyment in opportunities than I did when I was younger. Early in my career, I would become easily bogged down with performance anxiety and it played a huge role in how I approached rehearsals and performing. Once I […]
Q&A with Penny Saunders: Returning to PNB and to Wonderland
Choreographer Penny Saunders discusses returning to PNB to restage Wonderland, her creative process, and what audiences can expect from the revival.
Q&A with Principal Dancer Jonathan Batista
What are you most looking forward to for the 50th Anniversary Season? Definitely looking forward to performing in George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, and Peter Boal’s Giselle alongside Angelica Generosa, and Carmina Burana with Elizabeth Murphy! What is one role that holds special significance for you? Albrecht (from Giselle) holds such special significance for me. I was going to perform it with […]
Q&A with Principal Dancer Kyle Davis
What is one role that holds special significance for you? Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The first time I was cast to learn the role of Oberon I was contemplating a change of career – I had lost my passion for dancing and performing. Working on and performing the role allowed me to dive into […]
Welcome PNB’s 2022/23 Season Apprentices!
This season, PNB is excited to promote five PNB School Professional Division students into the Company as Apprentices. Get to know these dancers in their brief interviews below. Learn what they’re looking forward to in PNB’s 50th Anniversary Season, the best advice they’ve received, and more, and help us welcome Luca Anaya, Dylan Callahan, Rosalyn […]
Q&A with Rachel Foster
This school year, former PNB Principal dancer Rachel Foster returns to PNB as a member of our PNB School faculty. Welcome back, Ms. Foster! Rachel Foster is from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. She trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School and attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet and San Francisco Ballet School. She joined Pittsburgh […]
Meet the NEXT STEP Artist: Lily Wills
Lily Wills (she/her) is from Los Angeles, California. She trained at The Portland Ballet, the Oregon Ballet Theatre School, and the graduate program at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. She attended summer courses at The Washington Ballet, HARID Conservatory, and Oregon Ballet Theatre School. She joined Carolina Ballet as a trainee in 2015 and was promoted to […]