New Audio Dance Description Program at PNB

The old dictum, “timing is everything,” is everywhere in dance—the precise timing of a lift, the coordination of a musical phrase with a physical gesture, a moment of complete unison from the corps de ballet—timing is at the core of everything PNB does. Last year, we received a generous grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to expand our accessibility offerings. We saw the opportunity to grow our accessibility options to include the Blind and Visually Impaired community by introducing Audio Dance Description to our regular season programming. In November 2023, the timing lined up, and a bit of fate intervened... Click here to read how PNB's Audio Description programming began!

10 Ballet and Beverage Pairings!

Some say that the perfect beverage pairing can elevate a meal to a whole new level. What if the same was true of ballets? Today on the PNB Blog, we've paired ten ballets with various beverages, including custom cocktails and non-alcoholic options! 

Romeo & Juliet: The Timeless Story of Young Love

By Noel Pederson

While it is one of the most famous examples in modern Western culture, Romeo and Juliet is just one of many tales of young love thwarted that have been told in many cultures across the world for thousands of years. From the Persian tale of Layla and […]

2022-02-05T11:00:00-08:00February 5th, 2022|Categories: Tell the Tale|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Romeo & Juliet: The Timeless Story of Young Love

Executive Director’s Notes – Roméo et Juliette

Dear Friends,

 

As I write this, we are in the homestretch of 37 performances of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Without a doubt, this was our most complicated production in many years, with Covid protocols alone requiring multiple PNB teams to implement. And yet, what a joy […]

2022-10-31T09:27:09-07:00February 4th, 2022|Categories: Director's Notebook, Performances|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Executive Director’s Notes – Roméo et Juliette

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 in the visual arts, and it’s the only Shakespeare play referenced in Taylor Swift’s discography. But did you know that ever since the 16th century, […]

2022-01-31T12:00:00-08:00January 31st, 2022|Categories: Performances, Tell the Tale|Tags: , |Comments Off on The Enduring Popularity of Romeo and Juliet

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 my first read of the play in Mr. Crosby’s seventh-grade classroom to a recent viewing of the new Steven Spielberg film version of West Side Story, I’ve enjoyed a lifetime of […]

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Roméo et Juliette

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Roméo et Juliette

We are, collectively, what is often referred to in drama as the Greek Chorus. A large group of peripherals who laugh, gasp, interpret plot and articulate the hidden meditations of characters. We know where the story is headed. We can even sound […]

Lucien Postlewaite to rejoin Company in PNB’s 2017-2018 Season

Artistic Director Peter Boal announced today that former PNB Principal dancer and current Les Ballets de Monte Carlo Principal dancer Lucien Postlewaite will return to Pacific Northwest Ballet this fall for the 2017-2018 Season.

“At PNB, relationships between audiences and dancers run deep,” Boal says. “We love watching new dancers […]

2017-03-30T00:30:57-07:00March 30th, 2017|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Lucien Postlewaite to rejoin Company in PNB’s 2017-2018 Season
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