A Day in the Life of a Professional Division Student: Operating Puppets in The Sleeping Beauty

The Sleeping Beauty features some mischievous puppet characters designed by McArthur Fellowship recipient Basil Twist. We interviewed PNB School Professional Division student Cassidy Morris about her daily routine while prepping for The Sleeping Beauty – puppets and all!

Zoe Meadows-Sahr2025-01-21T11:24:37-08:00January 17th, 2025|Categories: Performances, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: 2024/25 Season, Basil Twist, PNB School Spotlight, Professional Division, Student Interviews, The Sleeping Beauty|Comments Off

10 Fast Facts about The Sleeping Beauty Costumes

With 184 roles and 80 costume designs, The Sleeping Beauty is PNB’s largest production ever. Over 90 artisans, craftspeople, drapers, stitchers, first hands, dyers, and milliners have contributed to the costume build, including costume designer Paul Tazewell, who also designed costumes for Wicked, Hamilton, and PNB's Swan Lake. Click for more fast facts about this amazing production!

Zoe Meadows-Sahr2025-01-14T12:12:14-08:00January 13th, 2025|Categories: Life at PNB, Performances, PNB Wardrobe|Tags: 2024/25 Season, Paul Tazewell, PNB Costume Shop, The Sleeping Beauty|Comments Off

Meet Them Through the Music: PNB Music Director and Principal Conductor Emil de Cou’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 Music Director and Principal Conductor Emil de Cou. As PNB approaches […]

Zoe Meadows-Sahr2025-01-13T09:59:22-08:00January 10th, 2025|Categories: Life at PNB, Performances, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: 2024/25 Season, Emil de Cou, PNB Orchestra, Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty|Comments Off

NEXT STEP: Choreographic conversation and interview with program coordinator Eva Stone

Company dancer and fellow choreographer, Leah Terada, sat down with Eva Stone in November of 2024 to scratch at the core of the NEXT STEP program and peek at Stone’s pedagogy for this admirable choreographic endeavor. Click here to read more!

Zoe Meadows-Sahr2024-12-10T11:54:29-08:00December 9th, 2024|Categories: Performances, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: 2024/25 Season, Eva Stone, Leah Terada, Next Step|Comments Off

Prodigal Son Through the Years at PNB

PNB first performed George Balanchine's Prodigal Son in 1984. Today on the PNB Blog, we celebrate Prodigal Son's 95th anniversary, as well as the beloved ballet's 40th anniversary here at PNB! Travel back in time with these archival photos of PNB's Prodigal Son performances through the years.

Zoe Meadows-Sahr2024-11-08T13:35:00-08:00October 30th, 2024|Categories: Life at PNB, Performances|Tags: George Balanchine, Lucien Postlewaite, Prodigal Son|Comments Off

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.

Zoe Meadows-Sahr2024-10-17T16:43:28-07:00October 17th, 2024|Categories: Life at PNB, Performances|Tags: 2024/25 Season, All Balanchine, George Balanchine, Michael Jinsoo Lim, PNB Orchestra, Stravinsky Violin Concerto|Comments Off

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.

Maris Antolin2024-10-11T15:09:53-07:00October 11th, 2024|Categories: Dancers, Life at PNB|Tags: 2024/25 Season, Amanda Morgan, Angelica Generosa, Ashton Edwards, Audrey Malek, Cecilia Iliesiu, Christian Poppe, Christopher D'Ariano, Clara Ruf Maldonado, Dammiel Cruz-Garrido, Destiny Wimpye, Dylan Calahan, Dylan Wald, Elizabeth Murphy, Elle Macy, Emerson Boll, Genevieve Waldorf, Ginabel Peterson, Jonathan Batista, Juliet Prine, Kali Kleiman, Kuu Sakuragi, Kyle Davis, Larry Lancaster, Leah Terada, Lily Wills, Luca Anaya, Lucien Postlewaite, Madison Rayn Abeo, Mark Cuddihee, Melisa Guilliams, Miles Pertl, Noah Martzall, Price Suddarth, Rosalyn Hutsell, Samuel Portillo, Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan, Yuki Takahashi, Zsilas Michael Hughes|Comments Off

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!

Zoe Meadows-Sahr2024-10-07T09:14:43-07:00October 7th, 2024|Categories: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), Life at PNB, Performances|Tags: 2024/25 Season, All Balanchine, Audio Description, I.D.E.A. Committee, Roméo et Juliette, The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty|Comments Off

Hispanic Heritage Month at PNB Roundup

This year, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, PNB is excited to share that we've created a podcast version of our 2023 Baila Conmigo Panel discussion, with transcripts in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Click here to access the podcasts, as well as many other resources PNB has curated in honor of this celebratory month!

Zoe Meadows-Sahr2024-10-01T14:34:23-07:00October 1st, 2024|Categories: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (I.D.E.A.), Life at PNB|Tags: 2024/25 Season, Amanda Morgan, Clara Ruf Maldonado, Jonathan Batista, National Hispanic Heritage Month, Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan|Comments Off

PNB Welcomes New Board and Advisory Council Members at the Beginning of the 2024/25 Season!

On September 25, 2024, PNB welcomed new Governing Trustee Cindy Runger and new Advisory Council Members Anne Brinson, Collett Cox, and Andrea Snyder. Click here to meet these new members!

Zoe Meadows-Sahr2024-09-27T15:57:40-07:00September 27th, 2024|Categories: Life at PNB|Tags: 2024/25 Season, PNB Advisory Council, PNB Board|Comments Off