Jerome Robbins’s Dances at a Gathering
While Jerome Robbins is best known in popular culture for this innovative work in Broadway musicals, such as On the Town, Gypsy, The King and I, Fiddler on the Roof & West Side Story, for […]
Seeing Cues: One Flat Thing, reproduced
Complicated and mesmerizing, One Flat Thing, reproduced follows a cueing system that unfolds in a rapidly shifting network of relationships. As mentioned in an earlier blog post, the music does not direct the piece; the dancers direct the piece. Time is organized as dancers give and receive cues, collectively determining the flow of the dance.
Unpacking One Flat Thing, reproduced
Watching a complicated ballet without any prior knowledge can feel like watching the season finale of a TV show without having seen a single episode, or beginning a novel by reading the final chapter.
One Flat Thing, reproduced is a complicated dance, so consider this blog as your road map […]
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Swan Lake
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Swan Lake
by Artistic Director Peter Boal
Ask anyone to name two ballets they have seen. I’m willing to bet Nutcracker would come first, Swan Lake second. We agree. Swan Lake is the second-most-attended ballet in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s history.
If Nutcracker […]
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 […]
Peter Boal on Jewels
With each Pacific Northwest Ballet production, Artistic Director Peter Boal creates a Director’s Notebook. We’re inspired today to bring you his latest editorial for JEWELS, giving you a glimpse into the business behind ballet.
By Peter Boal
Sometimes, just after the curtain […]
The Making of PNB’s New Jewels
George Balanchine’s Jewels celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and we’re throwing the biggest birthday party possible! All new costumes and sets are coming to PNB’s production of Jewels. But these things don’t happen overnight. Read on for breathtaking photos AND facts about the process of stitching it all together!
- A total of 79 […]
Behind the scenes at PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
On opening night of each repertory production, Artistic Director Peter Boal sends a note to PNB staff with a few bullet points about the show. Secrets are revealed, names are dropped, and questions are answered! We look forward to these behind-the-scenes notes as each production comes around the corner.
PICTURES AT […]
Artistic Director’s Notebook: La Source, Opus 19/The Dreamer, Pictures at an Exhibition
Artistic Director’s Notebook: La Source, Opus 19/The Dreamer, Pictures at an Exhibition
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION is a program of three PNB premieres: George Balanchine’s La Source, Jerome Robbins’ Opus 19/The Dreamer, and Alexei Ratmansky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Read on for PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal’s notes on the program, including […]
Opus 19/The Dreamer: A PNB premiere
Jerome Robbins’ Opus 19/The Dreamer follows one main character, “the dreamer,” through a night of sleep. An ethereal romantic interaction crescendos into a fevered dream, then peacefully fades. Opus 19’s hectic and passionate score, Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, completes the dream’s obscurity with three movements of frenzied violin.