PNB’s gorgeous execution of this most storied of story ballets.
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OPULENT OPENING AT PNB
PNB’s season opener is visually dazzling, but has the beloved Balanchine ballet become a bore?
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Gilded Magic in PNB’s Cendrillon
“Don’t get me wrong, I love Disney.” So begins Artistic Director Peter Boal’s “Director’s Notebook” for Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production
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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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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 Shows Its Contemporary Chops
With Director’s Choice, Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal programmed a triple bill of works ranging from neoclassical to
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Dazzling Displays in Director’s Choice
The dancers of Pacific Northwest Ballet showed themselves at their best in the four contemporary works of Director’s Choice. Though
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Mid-Summer Lovin’ at PNB
“If we shadows have offended / Think but this, and all is mended / That you have but slumber’d here
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PNB Sharpens Its Contemporary Edge
It’s always a joy to see ballet dancers who can cross the bridge to contemporary work, and this year’s installment
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PNB Showcases Ever-Evolving Field of Contemporary Ballet
American choreographer Alvin Ailey is often quoted stating that his dancers needed a “ballet bottom” and a “modern top,” and
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