PNB Blog
Q&A with Kaori Nakamura
Kaori Nakamura is from Gumma, Japan. She trained at the Reiko Yamamoto Ballet Company and the School of American Ballet. In 1986, she won first [...]
PNB Principal Dancer Noelani Pantastico Announces Retirement
SEATTLE, WA — Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Noelani Pantastico has announced that after a 25-year dancing career, she is retiring to accept a position [...]
PNB’s 2021 Gift Guide
Give the gift of Nutcracker! Have you got your tickets yet for the Northwest's favorite holiday tradition? Treat the whole family to George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®, [...]
The Nutcracker Study Guides
Study guides in a variety of languages for our young audience members to learn more about PNB's productions The Nutcracker.
Remembering Ulysses Dove
Today, December 1, 2021 marks the 33rd World AIDS Day. The purpose of the day is to bring attention to the HIV epidemic, end the [...]
Staying Healthy at The Nutcracker
Our youngest Nutcracker performers, all students at the Pacific Northwest Ballet School, are some of the most dedicated kids in the ballet world. Each year, [...]
Leaping from Caricature into Character
By Phil Chan, co-Founder, Final Bow for Yellowface As a Chinese person, the second act of The Nutcracker has always bugged me. Looking more broadly at the [...]
PNB Welcomes Four New Apprentices
PNB is excited to introduce you to our new Apprentices Ashton Edwards, Melisa Guilliams, Zsilas Michael Hughes, and Joh Morrill! At PNB, Apprentices are the [...]
Executive Director’s Notes – The Nutcracker 2021
Dear Friends, From all of us at PNB, welcome to The Nutcracker! We are so wildly happy you’re here. The 2020 holiday season was simply [...]