Meet Them Through the Music: PNB Concertmaster and Solo Violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim’s Playlist

PNB is the home of so many artists: dancers, costumers, musicians, and more. In this series, we highlight PNB Orchestra members through their musical taste. Today, meet PNB Concertmaster and Solo Violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim, who will be featured in Stravinsky Violin Concerto, part of PNB's upcoming ALL BALANCHINE program! Click here to read more about Michael and the music (and musicians) who influence him.

2024-10-17T16:43:28-07:00October 17th, 2024|Categories: Life at PNB, Performances|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Meet Them Through the Music: PNB Concertmaster and Solo Violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim’s Playlist
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Meet Them Through the Music: PNB Violinist Tom Dziekonski’s Playlist

PNB is the home of so many artists: dancers, costumers, musicians, and more. Today on the PNB Blog, we're starting a new series where we highlight PNB Orchestra members through their musical taste. First up, founding PNB Orchestra member and violinist Tom Dziekonski! Click to read more about Tom while listening to some of his favorite tunes.

2024-09-30T14:57:28-07:00September 12th, 2024|Categories: Life at PNB, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Meet Them Through the Music: PNB Violinist Tom Dziekonski’s Playlist
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Celebrating Founding PNB Orchestra Member Tad Margelli

Tad Margelli is an English Horn player, Oboist, and founding member of PNB's Orchestra. At the end of the 2023/24 season, Tad will retire, marking an end to his remarkable tenure here at PNB. Join us in celebrating his career by learning more about him and his time at PNB on the blog!

2024-05-31T09:16:17-07:00May 31st, 2024|Categories: Life at PNB, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Celebrating Founding PNB Orchestra Member Tad Margelli
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PNB AANHPI Heritage Month Profiles

In honor of AANHPI Heritage Month, PNB asked individuals celebrating this month to share their stories. Read more about PNB Director of Access Programs Naomi Glass, PNB Violinist and Concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim, and PNB Lighting Designer/Coordinator Reed Nakayama and what AANHPI Heritage Month means to them.

2024-08-22T10:50:00-07:00May 24th, 2024|Categories: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , |Comments Off on PNB AANHPI Heritage Month Profiles
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PNB Black History Month Profile: Betty Agent

PNB invited employees who celebrate Black History Month to share their stories with us – we hope you enjoy this profile of Betty Agent, PNB Orchestra's Assistant Principal Violist.

2024-02-23T09:37:07-08:00February 20th, 2024|Categories: Black History Month Profiles, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , |Comments Off on PNB Black History Month Profile: Betty Agent
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Dan Williams, PNB’s Principal Oboist, on Swan Lake

The first notes of Swan Lake's enduring score are played by the oboe. The instrument features prominently throughout the ballet; in fact, those first five notes are inverted to begin the Swan Lake theme. Today on the blog, we sit down with PNB's Principal Oboist Dan Williams to learn more about his perspective on Swan Lake, PNB's Orchestra, and playing the oboe!

2024-01-26T10:43:30-08:00January 25th, 2024|Categories: Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Dan Williams, PNB’s Principal Oboist, on Swan Lake
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Meet the “Cac-tet” of Alexander Ekman’s Cacti

A handful of small, poky, green cacti. 16 boxes, lying flat or intricately stacked. Light rails dropping to precariously low heights above the dancers. The overpowering sounds of dancers smacking boxes, slapping their chests, and yelling in complex rhythmic patterns.

2023-09-07T12:49:53-07:00September 25th, 2023|Categories: Performances|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Meet the “Cac-tet” of Alexander Ekman’s Cacti
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Celebrating Music and Heritage with Michael Jinsoo Lim

Celebrating Music and Heritage with Michael Jinsoo Lim

As part of PNB’s celebration of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) artists in our community, PNB’s concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim has written about his parents, his connections to music through them, and his professional journey to PNB. Below is the […]

2023-09-21T15:43:05-07:00May 26th, 2022|Categories: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), Life at PNB, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Celebrating Music and Heritage with Michael Jinsoo Lim
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Executive Director’s Notes – Coppélia

Executive Director’s Notes: Coppélia

 

Dear Friends,

We’re so glad to see you here, on your screen, for the Rep V installment in our Dance Happens Everywhere digital season. Your enthusiasm for both the new works we’ve created for film as well as PNB’s archival features […]

2023-09-26T14:37:47-07:00May 3rd, 2021|Categories: Dance Happens Everywhere, Director's Notebook|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Executive Director’s Notes – Coppélia
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