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 […]
A Day in the Life of a Professional Division Student: Rehearsing Momotaro
Follow PD student Christopher Karhunen through a busy rehearsal day as he prepares to dance the lead role in PNB’s new ballet Momotaro.
PNB School 2025 Graduate Messages
Pacific Northwest Ballet School is thrilled to congratulate the graduating class of 2025. Keep scrolling to read celebratory messages from family and friends of these graduating students, and join us in celebrating these talented students! From your profound toddler joy moving with a scarf through every twirl in the kitchen and turn on stage, we […]
A Day in the Life of a Professional Division Student: Operating Puppets in The Sleeping Beauty
PNB School student Cassidy Morris shares her daily routine operating Basil Twist’s puppets in The Sleeping Beauty, from ballet class to backstage rehearsals.
A Day in the Life of a Professional Division Student: Rehearsing The Seasons’ Canon
The Seasons’ Canon, choreographed by Crystal Pite, pushes dancers (and PNB) to the limit. With a large cast of 52 dancers, the piece requires PNB School Professional Division students (PDs) to perform alongside the Company. PNB’s PD Program is designed to help students transition from student to professional dancer by perfecting technique and developing artistry. Performing innovative […]
A Day in the Life of a Professional Division Student: Rehearsing Harold and the Purple Crayon
PNB will perform Harold and the Purple Crayon for the first time on March 23. The show will be performed entirely by PNB School students, including PNB School’s Professional Division (PD) students, who are advanced students elevating their training to the next level. The PD Program is designed to help students transition from student to professional dancer […]
A Day in the Life of a Professional Division Student: Rehearsing Swan Lake
Follow a PNB School Professional Division student through a full day of ballet training and Swan Lake rehearsals at Pacific Northwest Ballet.