Sarah Ricard Orza
OPULENT OPENING AT PNB
PNB’s season opener is visually dazzling, but has the beloved Balanchine ballet become a bore?
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
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