West Side Story Suite Trivia

Warning: Contains spoilers!

The story of Romeo and Juliet never gets old. Perhaps that’s why West Side Story, the Broadway musical about star-crossed lovers first performed in 1957, still feels poignant 60 years later.

“As powerful and relevant as the theme was in Shakespeare’s time […]

2017-04-13T20:51:05-07:00April 13th, 2017|Categories: Performances|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on West Side Story Suite Trivia

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Empire Noir, Her Door to the Sky, New Suite

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Empire Noir, Her Door to the Sky, New Suite

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 DIRECTOR’S CHOICE, opening March 17.

Even though I try to steer clear of […]

10 reasons you can’t miss PNB’s premiere of Cendrillon

A loving spirit returns to console wounded hearts and confront conceit in Cendrillon, a Cinderella love story from the creators of Roméo et Juliette. Find out more about this PNB premiere and get tickets now! Cendrillon is on stage at McCaw Hall February 3 through 12.

2017-01-07T01:41:25-08:00January 7th, 2017|Categories: Performances|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on 10 reasons you can’t miss PNB’s premiere of Cendrillon

Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancers Carrie Imler and Batkhurel Bold Announce Retirements

Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal, with principal dancers Carrie Imler and Batkhurel Bold, has announced that Ms. Imler and Mr. […]

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Their two decades of dance will be honored at Season Encore Performance, June 11, 2017.

Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal, with principal dancers Carrie Imler and Batkhurel Bold, has announced that Ms. Imler and Mr. […]

2016-12-07T18:38:24-08:00December 7th, 2016|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Performances|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancers Carrie Imler and Batkhurel Bold Announce Retirements

FLINGS AND FREEWAYS

A Brief Fling – Musical Mystery Solved!

By Emil de Cou, Music Director/Principal Conductor, PNB Orchestra

On February 28, 1990 Twyla Tharp’s Scottish-themed ballet Brief Fling made its debut on the stage of the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. I was in the orchestra […]

2016-10-28T01:28:18-07:00October 28th, 2016|Categories: Choreographers, Performances|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on FLINGS AND FREEWAYS

10 Things to Know About Twyla Tharp


Twyla Tharp, one of the most iconic dancemakers of our time, has collaborated with all of the greatest ballet companies in the world – including PNB.

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She was born in Indiana, where her mother would teach her piano, dance, speech, and writing for over 15 hours every […]

2025-04-17T12:46:53-07:00October 19th, 2016|Categories: Performances|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on 10 Things to Know About Twyla Tharp

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.

2016-08-15T23:02:55-07:00August 15th, 2016|Categories: Choreographers, Performances, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on 10 Things to Know about Benjamin Millepied

Sculptured Dance – SAM/PNB Collaboration

Written by dancer Cecilia Iliesiu.

“Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.”

—Jenny Han, The Summer I Turned Pretty

And I would say […]

And I would say […]

NEXT STEP Choreographers

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s NEXT STEP is a one-night-only performance for PNBS Professional Division students in an all-premiere line up created by PNB Company members. One of the most fun performances all season long, NEXT STEP is your chance to cheer the next generation of dancers and dance-makers.

Prior to 2011 the […]

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