Peter Boal | Artistic DirectorCassandra Lea-Saxton2024-02-29T12:39:52-08:00

Peter Boal

Artistic Director, PNB
Director, PNB School

Peter Boal was raised in Bedford, New York. At the age of nine, he began studying ballet at the School of American Ballet. Peter became a member of New York City Ballet’s corps de ballet in 1983 and a principal dancer in 1989. In 2005, he retired from New York City Ballet to become Artistic Director of PNB. In addition to overseeing all artistic operations, he has staged works of George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Ulysses Dove for PNB and other companies.

Artistic Director’s Notebook: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker 2020
Artistic Director’s Notebook: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker 2020

Dance Happens Everywhere, Director's Notebook, The Nutcracker

Artistic Director’s Notebook: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker 2020

Promotions: Cecilia Iliesiu, Angelica Generosa, & Dylan Wald
Promotions: Cecilia Iliesiu, Angelica Generosa, & Dylan Wald

Dancer Announcements, Dancers, Life at PNB

Promotions: Cecilia Iliesiu, Angelica Generosa, & Dylan Wald

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Wonderland, Waterbaby Bagatelles, Arms, Ghost Variations
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Wonderland, Waterbaby Bagatelles, Arms, Ghost Variations

Dance Happens Everywhere, Director's Notebook, Performances

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Wonderland, Waterbaby Bagatelles, Arms, Ghost Variations

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Dances at a Gathering, F O I L, One Body, Swan Lake, Emeralds, Rubies, Diamonds, The Calling, Mopey, The Trees The Trees, Red Angels
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Dances at a Gathering, F O I L, One Body, Swan Lake, Emeralds, Rubies, Diamonds, The Calling, Mopey, The Trees The Trees, Red Angels

Dance Happens Everywhere, Director's Notebook, Performances

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Dances at a Gathering, F O I L, One Body, Swan Lake, Emeralds, Rubies, Diamonds, The Calling, Mopey, The Trees The Trees, Red Angels

A Message from Peter Boal
A Message from Peter Boal

Dance Happens Everywhere, Director's Notebook, Life at PNB, Performances

A Message from Peter Boal

Artistic Director’s Notebook: One Thousand Pieces and Empire Noir
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Artistic Director’s Notebook: One Thousand Pieces and Empire Noir

Director's Notebook, Performances

Artistic Director’s Notebook: One Thousand Pieces and Empire Noir

Director’s Notebook: F O I L, Love and Loss, Wash of Gray
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Director’s Notebook: F O I L, Love and Loss, Wash of Gray

Director's Notebook, Performances

Director’s Notebook: F O I L, Love and Loss, Wash of Gray

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Carmina Burana + Agon
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Artistic Director’s Notebook: Carmina Burana + Agon

Director's Notebook, Performances

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Carmina Burana + Agon

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Theme and Variations, Signature, Tarantella, The Moor’s Pavane
Artistic Director’s Notebook: Theme and Variations, Signature, Tarantella, The Moor’s Pavane

Director's Notebook, Next Step 2019, Performances

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Theme and Variations, Signature, Tarantella, The Moor’s Pavane