PNB's Kylee Kitchens Says Goodbye

PNB's Kylee Kitchens Says Goodbye

  Photo by Angela Sterling, Courtesy PNB. When Kylee Kitchens joined Pacific Northwest Ballet in 2000 at just 19, she was admittedly not the self-assured performer she is today. Pointe asked her to share some career highlights before she retires to spend time...
PNB's Kylee Kitchens Says Goodbye

Company Life: Promoted at Last

From the moment she gets her first company contract, every corps de ballet dancer dreams of moving up through the ranks. A lucky few are promoted quickly. But more often, corps members must work for many seasons before the title of “soloist” finally comes...
PNB's Kylee Kitchens Says Goodbye

Corps Stars

Last spring, as American Ballet Theatre began rehearsals for its Metropolitan Opera House run of La Bayadère, someone important was missing. All the Nikiyas and Gamzattis were in the studio; no Solor or Bronze Idol was unaccounted for. But Marian Butler, a member of...