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 a log, then painstakingly carves… Read More »Maria Tallchief: First American Prima Ballerina
George Balanchine
PNB Displays its Crown Jewels
Pacific Northwest Ballet is by all accounts a versatile company: they are capable of tackling a broad range of contemporary work as well as the… Read More »PNB Displays its Crown Jewels
The Mythos of Tanaquil Le Clercq
Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq, Nancy Buirski’s 2013 documentary is playing at the U-District’s Varsity Theatre, but not for long. If you can… Read More »The Mythos of Tanaquil Le Clercq
Mid-Summer Lovin’ at PNB
“If we shadows have offended / Think but this, and all is mended / That you have but slumber’d here / While these visions did… Read More »Mid-Summer Lovin’ at PNB
Spectrum’s Dark, Psychological Season Opener
Donald Byrd takes the road that art is all about tension—the theme for Spectrum Dance Theater’s 2013-2014 season is nothing less than “America: Sex, Race,… Read More »Spectrum’s Dark, Psychological Season Opener
A Celebratory Close to PNB’s 40th Anniversary Season
Pacific Northwest Ballet Founding Artistic Directors Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, along with Artistic Director Peter Boal, are joined by current and past company… Read More »A Celebratory Close to PNB’s 40th Anniversary Season
PNB Awes with New and Old Alike
Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Carla Körbes and corps de ballet dancer Joshua Grant in the world premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s Tide Harmonic. Photo © Angela Sterling.… Read More »PNB Awes with New and Old Alike