Celebrate the unique voices of three internationally acclaimed choreographers promises unmatched emotion, expression, and musicality: Ulysses Dove’s mournful Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven, Jessica Lang’s haunting Ghost Variations, and the PNB Premiere of Alonzo King’s The Personal Element.
Partial Season subscriptions begin at just $120 (four in-person productions, February – June). PNB is returns to in-person performances this season with options for everyone. The PNB Production shop has produced 200 pounds of snow for the Nutcracker from fireproof paper, installed over 1,000 miniature light bulbs on the Nutcracker Christmas tree, constructed Cinderella’s filigreed 23-foot carriage, and found chandeliers, pewter and china for Cinderella in antique stores. The requirements for ballets vary widely. Once completed the set must be dismantled and stored, then transported and installed in the theater for the next performance. Set creation is a collaborative process involving the artistic staff, choreographer, designers, and technicians who facilitate their work by constructing models to check the production’s sets and props against choreography, lighting, and costumes. Initially the staff worked in the boiler room of the Good Shepherd in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood, then in the old Ballard Ice Arena, and finally a warehouse in Fremont. PNB’s Production Shop has been in existence since 1975. Costumes must also be easy for a dancer to put on and take off, and allow for easy alterations from one dancer to the next. The costumes must be constructed to withstand the stress of a dancer’s movement, yet move effortlessly with the dancer, and last through countless washings.
Dancers try the muslin costumes, and a series of design changes, fittings, color choices, and fabrics are worked to complete the fully developed costume as intended by the designer intended. Costumers in the shop work with the designer to develop a pattern for the idea and an initial costume constructed of muslin. Since 1987, nearly every costume that PNB’s dancers worn has been built in PNB’s Costume Shop at Phelps Center, overlooking the company’s rehearsal space.īallet costumes begin with a design idea or sketch.
About Ballet Costumes and Production Staging A partnership with Seattle University offers PNB dancers college courses at convenient times that work with their busy schedules. PNB dancers transition to become Pilates instructors, real estate agents, interior designers, small business owners, medical students, and law students. Second Stage provides resources for dannces to take classes, access mentors and career counseling, and receive grants. PNB school has two facilities: The Phelps Center at Seattle Center and The Francia Russell Center in Bellevue.įinally, PNB created Second Stage in 1999, a career transition program to support PNB dancers in achieving their goals following a career in dance. The School’s Open Program attracts another 600 teens and adults who wish to pursue recreational dance instruction in a supportive and encouraging setting.
The PNB School offers a professional curriculum serving more than 1,000 students. Pacific Northwest Ballet is also recognized as one of the top three ballet training institutions in the United States. The Company has toured to Europe, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Canada, and throughout the United States, with celebrated appearances at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Centre in Massachusetts, and in New York City and Washington DC. The regular season runs from September through March, with special additions through June. The Company became an independent organization in September 1977 and was renamed Pacific Northwest Ballet in 1978.Įach year, the company of nearly fifty dancers presents more than 100 performances, including full-length and mixed repertory ballets in Seattle, as well as on tour. For the regular season, PNB performs at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall at Seattle Center. PNB was founded in 1972 as Pacific Northwest Dance Association under the aegis of Seattle Opera Association. Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) is one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies in the United States. Used (consignment, thrift, garage, flea & vintage).