by Amy Brandt | Sep 2, 2025 | Digital Cover Star, Pointe+
Something happens when you watch Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist Clara Ruf Maldonado perform: You find yourself leaning in as she draws you into the story. In Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette, which the company performed last spring, every expression reads...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jun 17, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
In November 1997, Diane Coburn Bruning was at the world premiere of her Symphony of Psalms at Pacific Northwest Ballet when she noticed something: Members of the audience in the far seats were watching her piece through opera glasses. “It really bothered me,” says...
by Marcie Sillman for Dance Magazine | Jan 29, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Seattle native Doug Fullington has built an international reputation for resurrecting and restaging classical ballets from the 19th century, including a 2011 Pacific Northwest Ballet production of Giselle, created in collaboration with Marian Smith, professor emerita...
by Pointe Magazine | Jan 8, 2025 | Dance Magazine, News, The Latest
2025 is a special year for our friends at Dance Magazine: It’s the 25th anniversary of their annual “25 to Watch” list, which features rising talent across a variety of genres. Naturally, we’re excited about the ballet dancers and choreographers who made this year’s...
by Marina Harss For Dance Magazine | Aug 22, 2023 | Dance Magazine, News, The Latest
In his years at New York City Ballet, from 1983 to 2005, Peter Boal was greatly admired for the purity and elegance of his dancing. In that clarity there was something soulful and deep. It was as if, by doing the steps without adornment, he was revealing the truth...
by Monica Stephenson | Jan 24, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+
In 1974, Dance Theatre of Harlem women began wearing tights and shoes in customized shades of brown, presenting a beautiful continuity of line. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Houston Ballet principal Lauren Anderson became an iconic example of a classical...
by Natalia Boesch | Jun 28, 2020 | Dance Spirit, Training
Living-room ballet has always been a big part of my life, whether I was working out choreographic ideas or just giving myself barre. But, as I write this, living-room ballet is all we’ve had for weeks. That changes everything. I know that, for my students and...
by Natalia Boesch | May 23, 2019 | Dance Teacher, Technique, Training
“People have so much fear associated with arabesque turns,” says Peter Boal, artistic director of Pacific Northwest Ballet. Here, he shares images and ideas to help you confidently master this advanced pirouette. “It’s a real accomplishment...