Dylan
Calahan
Dylan Calahan is from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He studied at Michigan Ballet Academy, privately with Laura Berman, The School of American Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. He also attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet and The School of American Ballet on scholarship. He joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as an apprentice in 2022 and corps de ballet in 2023.
Featured & Leading Roles
George Balanchine
The Nutcracker
(Soldier Doll, Green Tea Cricket, Candy Cane)
Jiří Kylián
Petite Mort
Original Roles
Alejandro Cerrudo
Black on Black on Black
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Khepri
Kiyon Ross
…throes of increasing wonder
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Q&A with Apprentice Dylan Calahan
What inspires you outside of the studio? Nature is my biggest inspiration outside of the studio and for the most part in my life too. When I’m feeling confused, anxious, sad, or even mad, I always turn to nature. While there are no answers to some questions we may have, spending time in nature leaves me with a sense of balance that I haven’t found anywhere else.
Meet the 2022/23 Season Apprentices
Welcome PNB's 2022/23 Season Apprentices! This season, PNB is excited to promote five PNB School Professional Division students into the Company as Apprentices. Get to know these dancers in their brief interviews below. Learn what they're looking forward to in PNB's 50th Anniversary Season, the best advice they've received, [...]