PNB’s season opener is visually dazzling, but has the beloved Balanchine ballet become a bore?
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The Nutcracker: A History
The Nutcracker is the Shmoo of ballets. If you’re under 50, you’ll probably have to look up cartoonist Al Capp’s
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PNB’s American Stories Enthrall
American Stories is Pacific Northwest Ballet’s endeavor to depict what it is to be American. Performed at McCaw Hall June
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Finding Balance as Dancer and Mother
Is it possible to be both dancer and mother? This is a question that many dancers will contemplate at a
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A Lively Romp at PNB’s Coppélia
Pacific Northwest Ballet bills Coppélia as “the happiest ballet on earth,” and that’s not far off: it’s a comedy where
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PNB Offers New Flavor of Nutcracker
For Seattleites, it’s hard to recall a more electric night at the ballet than Friday, November 27. Before a packed
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PNB’s Emerging Contemporary Edge
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Emergence program (November 6-14 at McCaw Hall) brings together four wildly different works of contemporary ballet. On
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Depth and Breadth at PNB Season Opener
Choreographer George Balanchine once said that “Dance is music made visible.” In an effort to illustrate this sentiment, Pacific Northwest
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Looking for the Dancing in New ABT Film
Over the years, PBS has been involved with many excellent dance documentaries – most of us owe a big chunk
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Maria Tallchief: First American Prima Ballerina
In a Pacific Northwest forest, a man builds a box. He pries a massive yet thin slice of cedar from
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