PNB Blog
Photo Retrospective: PNB Celebrates Principal Dancer Kaori Nakamura
This spring, Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrates the conclusion of principal dancer Kaori Nakamura’s brilliant, 17-year career with the Company. Ms. Nakamura will retire from [...]
Press Release: Principal Dancer Kaori Nakamura to Retire at End of the 2013-2014 Season
SEATTLE, WA—Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal has announced that principal dancer Kaori Nakamura will retire from performing at the end of PNB’s 2013-2014 [...]
Tell the Tale: The Sleeping Beauty
Each moment of Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of The Sleeping Beauty faithfully portrays the beloved fairy tale with grand classical ballet, Tchaikovsky’s treasured music, magnificent sets, and [...]
Press Release: Pacific Northwest Ballet Appoints Ellen Walker as incoming Executive Director
January 16, 2014: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PNB Appoints Ellen Walker as incoming Executive Director Seattle, WA – Aya Hamilton, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of [...]
Local Color: Painting Sets for a New Giselle
WHAT'S OLD IS NEW We've all noticed the shift: from artisanal breads and cheeses to homemade cider and chickens in backyards, what's old is new again. Here in [...]
Q&A: Eric Hipolito Jr., From Party Boy to Prince
Corps de ballet dancer Eric Hipolito Jr. recently fulfilled a lifelong dream when he made his debut as the Nutcracker Prince in PNB's Stowell & Sendak Nutcracker. [...]
Ballerina Book Club: Carrie Imler’s Favorite Reads
Ballerina Book Club: Carrie Imler's Favorite Reads Principal dancer Carrie Imler's fouettes in Act 3 of Swan Lake are [...]
From the Wings: Rehearsal Director Otto Neubert
Imagine this: A large studio filled with young children auditioning for PNB’s Nutcracker. Adults sit behind a table at the front of the studio talking [...]
Myth Busters: The Summer Course Audition Edition
When it comes to ballet summer course auditions, young dancers put a lot of pressure on themselves to be accepted by their top choice. And, [...]