FROM THE EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: JUNE
Note-worthy items and hot takes from a busy June: Lynn Tofil, Cameo, NWNW, new companies, and more.
Angelica Generosa
TIME TRAVEL
PNB’s Sleeping Beauty gives the opportunity to imagine a previous era, and to reflect on the choreography through a contemporary perspective.
A LOVELY NIGHT OF PNB
The sea of ballet dancers clothed in dark blue move with such intensity it’s as if the audience is watching an ocean wave. Chaotically spinning… Read More »A LOVELY NIGHT OF PNB
OPULENT OPENING AT PNB
PNB’s season opener is visually dazzling, but has the beloved Balanchine ballet become a bore?
EPIC PROPORTIONS AT PNB’S DIRECTOR’S CHOICE
David Dawson’s Empire Noir boldly opened PNB’s 2016-17 Director’s Choice, the curtain rising on ten dancers in front of John Otto’s massive set piece: a… Read More »EPIC PROPORTIONS AT PNB’S DIRECTOR’S CHOICE
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 young and old do silly… Read More »A Lively Romp at PNB’s Coppélia
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 contemporary ballet. While these selections… Read More »PNB Shows Its Contemporary Chops
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 and anxious house, the curtain… Read More »PNB Offers New Flavor of Nutcracker