A vehicle for emerging talent, NEXT STEP is where PNB Company dancers rise as choreographers and PNB School’s Professional Division students take center stage in an all-premiere lineup of works created just for them.

Next Step: 6 Choreographers chosen by Artistic Director Peter Boal

There is a new tradition brewing around Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Phelps Center this time of year, and that is the beginning of the wonderful process of NEXT STEP. This distinctive performance where PNB Company dancers choreograph new works for our most advanced students in PNB School’s Professional Division is set for June 16, […]

2012-02-17T23:11:00-08:00February 17th, 2012|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, Performances, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , |Comments Off on Next Step: 6 Choreographers chosen by Artistic Director Peter Boal
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NEXT STEP Update #3

The best thing about the NEXT STEP performances is that you never know what to expect. The reason you do not know what to expect is because most people involved with this process are new to it; not only the choreographers, but the Professional Division students as well. They will be the ones […]

2011-04-25T21:25:00-07:00April 25th, 2011|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, PNB School|Tags: |Comments Off on NEXT STEP Update #3
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NEXT STEP — Update #2

Every year at this time, there is such a rush of energy felt around the PNB studios. There is a performance season in full swing, the school is starting rehearsals for our June performance, and the youngest and newest choreographers are quietly anxious, as they begin to feel the stress of what to […]

2011-03-23T18:40:00-07:00March 23rd, 2011|Categories: Dancers, Next Step Choreographers|Tags: |Comments Off on NEXT STEP — Update #2
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NEXT STEP: Company Dancers Creating New Works

As many of you know, Pacific Northwest Ballet presents an annual performance that highlights Company dancers choreographing on the young and rising talent in the school. That newly named performance is called Next Step (this performance was previously title Choreographers’ Showcase). What you may not know, however, is that what you see at […]

2011-01-28T21:26:00-08:00January 28th, 2011|Categories: Next Step Choreographers, PNB School|Tags: |Comments Off on NEXT STEP: Company Dancers Creating New Works
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