Exquisite Final Flight for Körbes
Classical ballet doesn’t get much more pure than Swan Lake. So even if you’re disillusioned with story ballets or with companies trotting out the same… Read More »Exquisite Final Flight for Körbes
Pacific Northwest Ballet
A Vertiginous Thrill Indeed
Again! More! That is how I felt after every piece of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s aptly-named program, The Vertiginous Thrill of Forsythe. The brilliance of the… Read More »A Vertiginous Thrill Indeed
PNB’s Sunny, Funny Don Quixote
Don Quixote is not your average 19th-century ballet classic. First, it’s a comedy. Second, there’s no magic. Third, it’s about mostly normal people and a… Read More »PNB’s Sunny, Funny Don Quixote
Nutcracker Reflections: A First and Last
It’s an hour before curtain, and the lobby of McCaw Hall is already crowded with families in their finest, excited to see the show that,… Read More »Nutcracker Reflections: A First and Last
Lallone Soars to New Heights
For anyone who’s followed Pacific Northwest Ballet throughout the years, it’s pretty much impossible to forget former principal Ariana Lallone. She’s been a mysterious peacock… Read More »Lallone Soars to New Heights
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 ostensibly the big story was… Read More »Dazzling Displays in Director’s Choice
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
Stirring Tragedy, Spellbinding Visions at Giselle
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of Giselle is a dream for any dance enthusiast or historian, but it’s also a moving, accessible introduction to nineteenth-century ballet… Read More »Stirring Tragedy, Spellbinding Visions at Giselle
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
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 of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Director’s… Read More »PNB Sharpens Its Contemporary Edge