Get to know the PNB dancers through the Q&A posts.

Bringing Screenplays to Life: Q&A with Crystal Pite

GETTING TO KNOW: CRYSTAL PITE

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Crystal Pite © Michael Slobodian

Crystal Pite is a former company member of Ballet British Columbia and William Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt. She made her professional choreographic debut in 1990 with […]

2017-10-27T00:02:23-07:00October 27th, 2017|Categories: Choreographers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Bringing Screenplays to Life: Q&A with Crystal Pite

What it takes to be Crystal Pite

Let’s just soak in the genius of Crystal Pite for a moment.

You’ve probably heard us gushing about this groundbreaking choreographer ever since we first staged Emergence in 2013 (and again now that we’re putting on the American premiere of her piece Plot Point). It’s for good […]

2017-10-19T23:16:56-07:00October 19th, 2017|Categories: Choreographers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on What it takes to be Crystal Pite

Her Door to the Sky: Q&A with choreographer Jessica Lang

PNB’s upcoming HER STORY program features three of our favorite choreographers: Twyla Tharp (Afternoon Ball), Crystal Pite (Plot Point), and Jessica Lang (Her Door to the Sky). You can get a taste of all three groundbreaking choreographers’ work this November 3–12 at McCaw Hall, but if you can’t wait until […]

2017-10-02T13:55:53-07:00October 2nd, 2017|Categories: Choreographers, Performances, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Her Door to the Sky: Q&A with choreographer Jessica Lang

Summer Course, and The Living is Easy

With summer course auditions just around the corner, we asked three students from 2017’s summer course to give advice on how to prepare yourself for the intensive training and how to get the most out of your summer course experience.

Below are excerpts from a conversation with Charlotte Sanford (age 13) […]

2017-08-11T20:40:10-07:00August 11th, 2017|Categories: Life at PNB, PNB School, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Summer Course, and The Living is Easy

Q&A: Dylan Wald

Dylan Wald is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at Minnesota Dance Theatre & the Dance Institute, where he became an apprentice in 2012, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet, […]

Dylan Wald is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at Minnesota Dance Theatre & the Dance Institute, where he became an apprentice in 2012, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet, […]

10 Things to Know about Benjamin Millepied

Choreographer, dancer, LA Dance Project founder, actor, husband, dad, PNB fan… what else is there to know? Read on, then join us at TRICOLORE to see Millepied’s 3 Movements and Appassionata as well as George Balanchine’s Symphony in C.

2016-08-15T23:02:55-07:00August 15th, 2016|Categories: Choreographers, Performances, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on 10 Things to Know about Benjamin Millepied

Q&A: Nancy Casciano

Nancy Casciano is from Atlanta Georgia. She studied at the School of American Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and she attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Exploring Ballet with Suzanne […]

Nancy Casciano is from Atlanta Georgia. She studied at the School of American Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and she attended summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Exploring Ballet with Suzanne […]

2024-10-08T14:24:53-07:00July 21st, 2016|Categories: Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Q&A: Nancy Casciano

Q&A: Elle Macy

Elle Macy is from Huntington Beach, California. She studied at Orange County Dance Center and on scholarship at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Pacific […]

Elle Macy is from Huntington Beach, California. She studied at Orange County Dance Center and on scholarship at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. She attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Pacific […]

2016-06-26T09:00:40-07:00June 26th, 2016|Categories: Dancers, Q&A with Dancers, Choreographers & Staff|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Q&A: Elle Macy

Q&A: Kyle Davis on NEXT STEP

Kyle Davis is from Green Bay, Wisconsin. He trained at Makaroff School of Ballet and on scholarship at Rock School for Dance Education and North Carolina School of the Arts, and attended summer courses on scholarship at Milwaukee Ballet School, […]

Kyle Davis is from Green Bay, Wisconsin. He trained at Makaroff School of Ballet and on scholarship at Rock School for Dance Education and North Carolina School of the Arts, and attended summer courses on scholarship at Milwaukee Ballet School, […]

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