by Marcie Sillman | Jun 21, 2018 | News
Pacific Northwest Ballet travels to Paris for the first time this summer, and artistic director Peter Boal couldn’t be happier. “I think we have a tremendous reputation, but people outside the greater Seattle area haven’t seen this company,”...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 6, 2018 | Career, News, Profiles
On Sunday, June 10, Pacific Northwest Ballet principal Karel Cruz will take the stage with the company for the last time. A native of Cuba, Cruz danced with Ballet Nacional de Cuba and the Venezuelan companies Ballet Clasico de Cámara and Teatro Teresa...
by Olivia Manno For Dance Spirit | May 14, 2018 | Profiles, Viral Videos
It’s safe to say that professional ballet dancers all have one thing in common: getting bit by the ballet bug at a very early age. Pacific Northwest Ballet corps member Elle Macy is no exception. Macy, who joined the company in 2012 as an apprentice, started...
by Avichai Scher | Nov 2, 2017 | Health & Body
When Erin Arbuckle takes ballet class wearing her New York City Marathon shirt, teachers often ask her, “You didn’t actually run that, did you?” She did, twice, and she’s running again this year on November 5. Arbuckle, 28, a graduate of School...
by Amy Brandt | Sep 11, 2017 | Career, Profiles
This year marks the 50th anniversary of George Balanchine’s Jewels, and companies around the world are paying homage. While last summer’s Lincoln Center Festival collaboration with New York City Ballet, Paris Opéra Ballet and Bolshoi Ballet was all...
by Emma Love Suddarth | Jun 1, 2017 | Company Life
Company class is a little more exciting these days at Pacific Northwest Ballet. Look over in the corner of the studio and it’s obvious why—Wendy Whelan is here. Dressed in a vest, with her pants tucked into her socks, one might almost forget that her name...
by Emma Love Suddarth | May 25, 2017 | Career
“Wait—explain it to me once more. If I move my phone around like this, then what will it look like?” This was me, last August. Pacific Northwest Ballet had commissioned my husband, corps member Price Suddarth, to choreograph Silent Resonance, the...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Mar 20, 2017 | Company Life
Ballerina advice. American Ballet Theatre principal Misty Copeland releases her newest book on March 21. Ballerina Body covers everything from nutrition to mentorship and aims to inspire women to work toward their healthiest body. Hamburg...