Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director, Peter Boal examines the works on the current repertoire.

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Afternoon Ball, Waterbaby Bagatelles, Nine Sinatra Songs

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Afternoon Ball, Waterbaby Bagatelles, Nine Sinatra Songs

My daughter, Sarah, is part of a very chatty carpool to and from ballet classes. According to one mom, the girls were discussing the foot pains that serious ballet students have to endure. (They were nine at the time.) Swapping stories, Sarah chimed in, […]

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Artistic Director’s Notebook: Coppélia

Artistic Director’s Notebook: Coppélia

By now you’ve probably heard the old story about me and Coppélia. To do it justice, I’ll have to go back to 1948, when the New York City Ballet was born. That same year, my grandfather accepted a position working for the United Nations, causing my grandparents to relocate to […]

Artistic Director’s Notebook: The Sleeping Beauty

Artistic Director’s Notebook: The Sleeping Beauty

Dear Friends,

Tonight the curtain rises on Ronald Hynd’s wonderful production of The Sleeping Beauty. After eight weeks of preparation, we are ready for performance. There are as many as five casts of some roles and many premieres. Try to catch as many as you can. […]

Director’s Notebook: Season 2009-2010, Roméo et Juliette

Tonight we open our season with Jean Christophe Maillot's Roméo et Juliette. The dancers have been working for the past seven weeks preparing for tonight's opening and there is definitely excitement in the air.

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