Your February Roster Roundup: Dancers and Directors on the Move

by Kyra Laubacher | Feb 12, 2024 | News, The Latest

The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments The Royal Ballet’s Giacomo Rovero has been promoted to...

Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dylan Wald’s Journey to Injury Recovery Has Required Therapy—and Filmmaking

by Marcie Sillman | Jun 16, 2023 | News, The Latest, Videos

One year ago, Dylan Wald didn’t know if he’d ever perform again. The Pacific Northwest Ballet principal had just undergone major surgery: insertion of a metal rod into his left tibia in a last-ditch attempt to repair a nagging stress fracture. For Wald, now 27, there...

With Seattle Dance Collective, Two Pacific Northwest Ballet Stars Try Directing on for Size

by Marcie Sillman | Aug 15, 2019 | Career, Dance Magazine, Instagram, Profiles

On a sunny July weekend, hundreds of Seattle-area dance fans converged on tiny Vashon Island, a bucolic enclave in Puget Sound about 20 miles from the city. They made the ferry trek to attend the debut performance of the fledgling Seattle Dance Collective. SDC is not...