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Soloist Steven Loch to Depart at End of 2020-2021 Season

Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist Steven Loch has announced that he will be leaving the company at the end of the 2020-2021 season, following a 10-year career with PNB. He has recently accepted an offer to join Miami City Ballet and will begin dancing with MCB in their 2021-2022 season. Mr. Loch joined PNB […]

Maris Antolin2021-05-10T13:08:40-07:00May 10th, 2021|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers, Life at PNB|Comments Off

PNB Bids Adieux to Principal Dancers Jerome and Laura Tisserand

Pacific Northwest Ballet will be bidding an adieux passionnés to principal dancers Jerome Tisserand and Laura Tisserand at the end of the company’s 2020-2021 season: The couple have announced that they will be leaving Seattle this summer, to accept positions with Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo. Laura Tisserand (formerly Gilbreath) trained at PNB School […]

Maris Antolin2021-05-03T12:02:28-07:00May 3rd, 2021|Categories: Dancer Announcements, Dancers|Tags: Jerome Tisserand, Laura Tisserand, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo|2 Comments

PNB School Faculty’s Favorite Dance Movies

With the Oscars happening at the end of April, this month’s PNB School Spotlight is all about our PNB School faculty’s favorite dance films! Read on for favorites (spoiler alert: everybody loves Billy Elliot and Dirty Dancing), guilty pleasures, and movies that inspired our faculty to become dancers.

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Maris Antolin2021-04-14T11:48:52-07:00April 14th, 2021|Categories: Life at PNB, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: Dance Movies, PNB School Spotlight|Comments Off

Q & A: Marjorie Thompson, PNB School Faculty

PNB School faculty member Marjorie Thompson has had a legendary career – first working with George Balanchine at New York City Ballet, then teaching the Company and at School of American Ballet before becoming a faculty member at Pacific Northwest Ballet School, where she also developed the PNBConditioning program.

Maris Antolin2021-03-15T14:02:58-07:00March 15th, 2021|Categories: PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: George Balanchine, Marjorie Thompson, PNB School, PNB School Spotlight, School of American Ballet|1 Comment

Q&A with dancers from The Intermission Project

“‘Intermission’ implies a period of time spent between. In 2021, most artists find themselves frozen in isolation, caught in between – between what their normal was, the lights, the curtain, the stage and the audience; and what their post-COVID 19 “normal” will look like. A nine-part film project presented in three acts, The […]

Maris Antolin2021-03-04T12:09:02-08:00March 4th, 2021|Categories: Choreographers, Dancers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: emma love suddarth, Leta Biasucci, Noelani Pantastico, Price Suddarth|Comments Off

Tutu Tuesday: PNB’s Second Stage

In honor of Tutu Tuesday (2/2) this year, PNB is celebrating by fundraising for our Second Stage program!

Second Stage is a multi-faceted career transition program for PNB dancers to achieve their post-Company goals. Since 1999, Second Stage has provided more than $750,000 in grants to […]

Maris Antolin2021-02-01T13:16:31-08:00February 1st, 2021|Categories: Dancers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: Benjamin Griffiths, Josh Spell, Kiyon Ross, Leah Terada, Leta Biasucci, Miles Pertl, Second Stage|Comments Off

Q&A with Deborah Kenner

PNB School students know Deborah Kenner for her active, playful ballet classes for all ages and fun Instagram videos. But did you know she is also a dancer and has even been an artistic director? Keep reading to learn more about Ms. Kenner’s background and a few of her favorite things in this […]

Maris Antolin2021-01-25T15:21:05-08:00January 25th, 2021|Categories: Life at PNB, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: Deborah Kenner, Pilates, PNB School, PNB School Spotlight|Comments Off

Letters from PNB Artists: Laura Tisserand, PNB Dancer

The Pacific Northwest Ballet Future Fund ensures that the artists at PNB are able to dance, create, and bring you joy during these times of uncertainty and change. We ask that you consider a gift to the fund, which will help keep our dancers, musicians, staff, and production teams employed […]

Maris Antolin2020-12-23T09:00:00-08:00December 23rd, 2020|Categories: Dance Happens Everywhere, Dancers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Comments Off

Letters from PNB Artists: Pauline Smith, PNB Costumer

The Pacific Northwest Ballet Future Fund ensures that the artists at PNB are able to dance, create, and bring you joy during these times of uncertainty and change. We ask that you consider a gift to the fund, which will help keep our dancers, musicians, staff, and production teams employed […]

Maris Antolin2020-12-18T09:00:00-08:00December 18th, 2020|Categories: Dance Happens Everywhere, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Comments Off

Q & A with Lauren Kirchner

If you have been involved with Nutcracker or other ballets involving student casts, chances are you know Lauren Kirchner! Lauren has been working at PNB since 2009, wearing many hats – including her most recent as PNB Office Manager and COVID Safety Supervisor – and has been a part of 263 Nutcracker performances over 7 seasons […]

Maris Antolin2020-12-15T12:58:21-08:00December 15th, 2020|Categories: Performances, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff, The Nutcracker|Tags: George Balanchine, Nutcracker, PNB School, PNB School Spotlight|Comments Off