A conversation with Seattle
Cover photo: MMDG/SRE Layla & Majnun: dancers (l-r) Rita Donahue, Michelle Yard, Domingo Estrada, Jr.; musicians (seen behind) Fargana Qasimova, Rauf … Continue reading Mark Morris/Silk Road Ensemble ‘Layla & Majnun’ Mesmerizes as Meany
Cover photo: Pacific Northwest Ballet company dancers in Benjamin Millepied’s “Appassionata.” (Photo © Angela Sterling) Benjamin Millepied is the featured 21st-century … Continue reading PNB’s Season Opens with Athletic, Lyrical Works from Millepied
As I ease into my role as the Seattle blogosphere’s resident old fart, and conversely have been seeing much less … Continue reading The SunBreak’s non-Music Picks for Bumbershoot 2016
It was a night with an all-USA theme as Pacific Northwest Ballet opened its last repertory presentation of the season, … Continue reading From Balanchine to Tharp, an All-American Showcase Shines at PNB
It isn’t just for kids, though they will enjoy this charming story ballet at PNB (through April 24) immensely. Coppélia’s … Continue reading A Can’t-Miss ‘Coppélia’ Dances into McCaw Hall
Repertory programs traditionally don’t bring in as much audience as story ballets to companies like Pacific Northwest Ballet, but this … Continue reading PNB’s ‘Director’s Choice’ Will Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat
Watching Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers on opening night of Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette (performances run through February 14) reinforces how … Continue reading Maillot’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’ Mesmerizes Once More at PNB