| 2008–2009 Season Performance Details |
Rep 1: All Tharp, September 25–October 5, 2008
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Nine Sinatra Songs (Songs sung by Frank Sinatra/Twyla Tharp)
Opus 111  (Johannes Brahms/Twyla Tharp)
Afternoon Ball (Vladimir Martynov/Twyla Tharp)
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Rep 2: New Works, November 6–16, 2008 |
A Garden  (Richard Strauss/Mark Morris)
M-Pulse (Cristina Spinei/Kiyon Gaines)
3 Movements (Steve Reich/Benjamin Millepied)
One Flat Thing, Reproduced (Thom Willems/William Forsythe)
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Rep 3: George Balanchine's Jewels™, Jan. 29–Feb. 7, 2009
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Emeralds (Gabriel Fauré/George Balanchine)
Rubies (Igor Stravinsky/George Balanchine)
Diamonds (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky/George Balanchine)
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Rep 4: Broadway Festival, March 12–22, 2009 |
West Side Story Suite (Leonard Bernstein, lyrics: Stephen Sondheim/Jerome Robbins)
Carousel (A Dance) (Richard Rodgers/Christopher Wheeldon)
TAKE FIVE ... More or Less (Paul Desmond & Dave Brubeck/Susan Stroman)
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (Richard Rodgers/George Balanchine)
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Rep 5: Swan Lake: April 9–19, 2009 |
Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Kent Stowell (after Petipa/Ivanov)
Staging: Francia Russell
Classical ballet at its thrilling best and the most beloved ballet story of all time—PNB's magnificent Swan Lake returns to McCaw Hall!
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Rep 6: Director's Choice, May 28–June 7, 2009 |
Dances at a Gathering (Frederic Chopin/Jerome Robbins)
After the Rain pas de deux (Arvo Pärt/Christopher Wheeldon)
Symphony in C (Georges Bizet/George Balanchine)
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First Look 2008, September 20, 2008 Add On To Your Season! |
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Toast PNB's new season with the annual Season Preview Performance as an intoxicating aperitif to the upcoming programs. Details
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Nutcracker, Nov. 28–Dec. 30, 2008 Add On To Your Season! |
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PNB's cherished Stowell/Sendak Nutcracker celebrates its 25th Anniversary and 1,000th performance in 2008. Special guests, surprise appearances and McCaw Hall shimmering with light and merriment promise this year's Nutcracker will be the most festive event of the season.
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Pinocchio, February 7–8, 2009 Add On To Your Season! |
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Pinocchio, a narrated one-act ballet, is the third installment in PNB's Special Family Matinee Series, featuring nearly sixty students from Pacific Northwest Ballet School in each hour-long performance.
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| PNB Premiere World Premiere Program Subject to Change. |
