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To create a multimedia piece that premiered at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in 2014, choreographer Andrew Bartee filmed Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers performing in vastly different surroundings, all within Olympic National Park. While dancing in a rainforest, on a snow-covered mountaintop and along a pebbly beach—all during the making of one […]
It’s important to keep a student with a chronic health condition safe and happy in class. One step you can take is to understand that there isn’t a one-size-fits-all plan for dealing with chronic illness. Part of the reason it’s important for you and your staff to read up on the illness and to communicate […]
For many dancers, performing in some version of The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition—albeit an inescapable, monthlong one that can quickly grow tedious. But for Pacific Northwest Ballet principal Noelani Pantastico, it’s a welcome return to her roots. After an 11-year career with PNB, where she annually performed Kent Stowell and Maurice Sendak’s fantastical adaptation, […]
William Forsythe University of Southern California Glorya Kaufman School of Dance hosts a series of events in honor of William Forsythe this month. Kaufman.usc.edu The series kicks off September 29–30 with a look at his creative process and presentation of his current work-in-progress, danced by USC students. October 14–16 events include a discussion with Forsythe’s […]
Last Saturday, Carla Körbes gave her final Swan Lake performance. The Pacific Northwest Ballet principal will retire at the end of the season, and we’re sure we speak for all ballet fans when we say NOOOOO! Fortunately, photographer Lindsay Thomas captured Körbes’ last rehearsal process for the ballet—from every angle—in a photo essay called Carla […]
Achieving this kind of in-sync port de bras is no easy feat! To confirm why a great corps makes a great ballet, look no further than this video from Pacific Northwest Ballet. The company’s Swan Lake opened last weekend, starring the stunning Carla Körbes in her final season before retirement. And as impossible as it is to take […]
A screen capture from Heatscape Vogue recently spotlighted this film, which previews Justin Peck’s new work, Heatscape, to be premiered by Miami City Ballet at end of the month. In the video, dancers—casual in jeans and Keds—explore the city’s mural-covered Wynwood Walls, which inspired the ballet. If you like that, be sure you’ve seen the music video for “Man […]
Original Diamonds cavalier Jacques d’Amboise shows PNB soloist Jerome Tisserand how to properly woo a lady onstage. To polish Pacific Northwest Ballet’s staging of Balanchine’s timeless Jewels (1967), artistic director Peter Boal called in the experts. He invited the very first interpreters of lead roles in the ballet to offer their guidance to his cast. Once stars […]
Lil Buck leads a children’s class at the 2011 Vail International Dance Festival The Vail International Dance Festival has released a tantalizing sample of its 2013 performance schedule. The biggest surprise is ballet rebel of the moment Sergei Polunin. (He blew the dance world’s collective mind with his departure from The Royal Ballet last year.) […]
While the rest of the world follows the ups and downs of “Brangelina” and “Kimye,” we can’t get enough of these dance stars’ real-life love stories. Luckily, Valentine’s Day gives us an excuse to talk about them (while eating tons of chocolate). We’ve rounded up DT‘s five favorite dance-world couples of the moment. #5. Tiler […]