PNB Blog
The Enduring Popularity of Romeo and Juliet
By Leah Dooley The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare’s second most popular play. It is one of the most produced and most depicted [...]
Artistic Director’s Notebook-Roméo et Juliette
Artistic Director's Notebook-Roméo et Juliette The story of Roméo et Juliette offers many takeaways: humor, drama, tears, and passion, to name a few. From [...]
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 [...]