Pacific Northwest Ballet
 
Saturday, September 20, 2008, 6:30 pm
McCaw Hall, Seattle

Toast a new season with hundreds of patrons and party lovers who relish PNB's annual Season Preview Performance as an intoxicating aperitif to the year's most exciting programs and performers. Enjoy the season-sampling performance and a champagne intermission, or opt to make yours a complete red carpet evening by joining the artists for a Gala supper in the wings, followed by Seattle's bestdressed on-stage dance party.

FIRST LOOK 2008 is sponsored in part by The Boeing Company and Accenture.

Preview Performance:
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (Richard Rodgers/George Balanchine)
Emeralds pas de trois (Gabriel Fauré/George Balanchine)
Opus 111 (Johannes Brahms/Twyla Tharp)
After the Rain pas de deux (Arvo Pärt/Christopher Wheeldon)
Symphony in C (Georges Bizet/George Balanchine)

Tickets:
Performance has passed. Tickets are no longer available.

See remaining season performances.

Performance Casting

Post-Performance Gala
Contact events@pnb.org to add these Gala options:
Post-performance cocktail party & dancing onstage — $125
Post-performance dinner & dancing onstage:
   $375 — Supporter
   $750 — Patron
   $2,500 — Benefactor
   $5,000 — Luminary

Programming subject to change.

Level Cost Seating
View Chart		 Performance & Champagne Intermission Cocktail Party Backstage Dinner Dancing Onstage
Performance: Standard $55 Floor
First Tier
Lower Gallery
Performance: Premiere $75 Orchestra
First Tier
Upper Gallery
Post-Perf.
Cocktail Party		 $125 Orchestra
Supporter $375 Orchestra Center or Dress Circle: Reserved
Patron $750 Orchestra Center or Dress Circle: Priority
Benefactor $2500 Orchestra Center or Dress Circle: Premier
Luminary $5000 Orchestra Center or Dress Circle: VIP


For more information regarding corporate sponsorship opportunities, please contact Lauren Stanfield at 206-441-3597 or lstanfield@pnb.org.
Casting
(Principal Roles; Subject to Change)

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Körbes    Stanton    Cruz

Emeralds
Chapman    Rausch    Griffiths

Opus 111
Körbes
Bold		 Lallone
Milov		 Imler
Porretta		 Foster
Gaines		 Eames
Moore		 Thomas
Postlewaite

After the Rain pas de deux
Körbes    Bold

Symphony in C
First Movement: Imler  Milov
Second Movement: Nadeau  Wevers
Third Movement: Nakamura  Porretta
Fourth Movement: Thomas  Orza,Seth