PNB Dancers You Should Follow on Instagram

Looking to beautify your feed with more ballet? We have the solution! Here’s a comprehensive list of all the PNB dancers with public Instagram accounts. Plus, be sure to follow the PNB Instagram and PNB School to stay up to date with the company.

PNB Dancers Partner with Local Seattle Businesses for Spring Spark

PNB dancers are partnering with some of Seattle’s best distilleries and favorite dessert shops to create all-new creations for Spring Spark! At this unique event, guests will sample these creations and vote on their favorite while enjoying hearty appetizers from Kristi Brown of That Brown Girl Cooks. Read on to learn more about Spring Spark, the event collaborators, and their delicious creations!

2024-04-30T16:21:45-07:00April 29th, 2024|Categories: Life at PNB|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on PNB Dancers Partner with Local Seattle Businesses for Spring Spark

Nutcracker Grow Ups!

Performing in The Nutcracker is a rite of passage for many young dancers and something they look forward to each December. From Polichinelles to Party Children, see how Pacific Northwest Ballet Company dancers began their lifelong journey of dancing in The Nutcracker!

Global Ballet Teachers: Cecilia Iliesiu Teaches in Accra, Ghana

PNB Principal dancer Cecilia Iliesiu is the Director of the organization Global Ballet Teachers, and recently travelled to Accra, Ghana. While there, Cecilia lead a Four-Day Teacher Workshop to inspire more connection between dance teachers around the world.

2023-03-13T15:31:31-07:00March 13th, 2023|Categories: Dancers, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.)|Tags: , |Comments Off on Global Ballet Teachers: Cecilia Iliesiu Teaches in Accra, Ghana

Promotions: James Kirby Rogers, Jonathan Batista, & Cecilia Iliesiu

PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal Announces Three Promotions at CARMINA BURANA Opening Night.

September 23, 2022 – Seattle, WA – “It gives me great pleasure to be able to promote three dancers in our company this evening.” Prior to the curtain going up for on opening night of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 50th Anniversary season, PNB Artistic […]

2022-10-05T11:30:18-07:00October 5th, 2022|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers, Life at PNB|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Promotions: James Kirby Rogers, Jonathan Batista, & Cecilia Iliesiu

Building confidence with young dancers: PNBS Mentorship Program November Wrap Up

This month the Pacific Northwest Ballet School Mentorship Program’s discussion topics focused on building confidence as young adults and aspiring dancers. 

Major themes that emerged through our November sessions were:

  • Hard work is admired in whatever field you are in.
  • Re-learn to be a good dancer for yourself. […]
2020-12-11T10:00:00-08:00December 11th, 2020|Categories: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), PNBS Mentorship Program|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Building confidence with young dancers: PNBS Mentorship Program November Wrap Up

Promotions: Cecilia Iliesiu, Angelica Generosa, & Dylan Wald

PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal Announces Three Promotions during First Look to the Future Gala.

Seattle, WA – “It gives me tremendous pleasure to be able to promote three dancers in our company this evening.” As part of the festivities at First Look to the Future, […]

2020-11-20T19:40:00-08:00November 20th, 2020|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers, Life at PNB|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Promotions: Cecilia Iliesiu, Angelica Generosa, & Dylan Wald

PNBS Mentorship: October 2020

by Cecilia Iliesiu

Fellow dancer Amanda Morgan and I used our first chats with the five groups of students (covering Level 6-8, Int/Adv Men, PDs) to catch up with them since we last saw them in June, meeting some new faces as well. We asked them about their summers, what […]

2020-11-18T16:06:06-08:00November 18th, 2020|Categories: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), PNB School, PNBS Mentorship Program|Tags: , , |Comments Off on PNBS Mentorship: October 2020

PNB School’s New Mentorship Program

In early 2020, PNB dancer Amanda Morgan made a suggestion to PNB’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (I.D.E.A.) Committee for a new mentorship program that would connect PNB School upper level students with PNB Company dancers. With the approval of Peter Boal and PNB School, Amanda and fellow Company dancer, Cecilia Iliesiu, spearheaded […]

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