6 Professional Division Students Answer Your NEXT STEP Questions!
NEXT STEP, PNB’s choreographic incubator program, culminates on May 15th and 16th! NEXT STEP provides PNB Company dancers with opportunity, infrastructure, and support as they choreograph new work on PNB School’s Professional Division students. This year’s choreographers include Luther DeMyer, Ashton Edwards, Zsilas MichaelHughes, Leah Terada, Lily Wills, and the co-choreographer team of Dylan Wald […]
Remembering the Unknown; “Tomorrow” in Pieces | Samuel Portillo NEXT STEP 2025
By Leah Terada On June 13th, company dancer Samuel Portillo will debut a brand-new work as part of this year’s NEXT STEP program. Titled Tomorrow, the piece will be Sam’s first choreographic work, and its premiere will be a creative milestone he’s been thoughtfully preparing for over the past year. What began as a spark of […]
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.
Legacies in Motion: A Tribute to Lynn Lindsay | Jonathan Batista, NEXT STEP 2025
By Leah Terada On June 13, Pacific Northwest Ballet’s NEXT STEP program will feature a powerful new work, Suddenly, O FIM (The End), by Principal Dancer and choreographer Jonathan Batista. This piece marks a deeply personal choreographic debut, created in honor of Lynn Lindsay– a devoted PNB supporter and a dear friend of Batista’s. Lynn’s presence in Seattle’s […]
Grief, Hope, and the Ethereal
PNB dancer Amanda Morgan choreographs Ether for NEXT STEP 2025, exploring grief, connection, and the ethereal body through movement with 16 student dancers
NEXT STEP: Choreographic conversation and interview with program coordinator Eva Stone
By Leah Terada Each year, a small number of PNB company member dancers are commissioned to create a ten-to-fifteen-minute dance piece performed by Professional Division students at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. The selected applicants are free to create at their own pace, but the process of workshops and rehearsals begins in mid-August and culminates at […]
Meet the 2024 NEXT STEP Artist: Luca Anaya
In this blog, you’ll learn more about PNB dancer Luca Anaya, who recently choreographed his first piece as part of NEXT STEP! NEXT STEP provides opportunity, infrastructure, and support to grow tomorrow’s choreographic talent while providing a unique performance opportunity for PNB School’s Professional Division dancers. This year, Professional Division students performed original work from company dancers […]
Meet the 2024 NEXT STEP Artist: Amanda Morgan
PNB dancer Amanda Morgan discusses her NEXT STEP choreographic debut with Christopher D’Ariano, exploring themes of conformity, rebellion, and memory.
Meet the 2024 NEXT STEP Artist: Lily Wills
PNB dancer Lily Wills shares her NEXT STEP choreographic process, drawing on the Greek myth of Circe to create an homage to feminine power and resilience.
Meet the 2024 NEXT STEP Artist: Noah Martzall
In this blog, you’ll learn more about PNB Company dancer Noah Martzall and his new work for NEXT STEP! NEXT STEP provides opportunity, infrastructure, and support to grow tomorrow’s choreographic talent while providing a unique performance opportunity for PNB School’s Professional Division dancers. This year, Professional Division students will perform original work from company dancers Lily Wills, […]