by Hanna Rubin | Feb 23, 2017 | Company Life
Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky will have world premieres on two coasts this winter. On February 10, Miami City Ballet will debut his new one-act version of The Fairy’s Kiss to Stravinsky’s celebrated score, a homage to Tchaikovsky. The following month, on...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Sep 26, 2016 | Company Life
Pacific Northwest Ballet announced three promotions this weekend, including Benjamin Griffiths to principal, and Matthew Renko and Angelica Generosa to soloist. Generosa has received many recent opportunities to shine onstage, including during the company’s tour...
by Marcie Sillman | May 31, 2016 | Career, Dancer Spotlight, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2016 issue of Pointe. On any given day, Pacific Northwest Ballet’s rehearsal studios are filled with ballerinas decked out in a rainbow of colorful, innovative leotards—many designed and hand-sewn by...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Mar 31, 2016 | Training, Wellness
This story originally appeared in the April/May 2016 issue of Pointe. Suddenly, all I could see in the mirror was a fuzzy, dancer-shaped outline. I had accidentally rubbed out my contacts right before pliés and, frustrated, resigned myself to an unproductive two...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Feb 16, 2016 | Company Life
Pacific Northwest Ballet is touring to NYC, with performances at City Center February 24–27. If you’re a PNW resident who can’t live without your home team, or a just a PNB fan who can’t make it to NYC or Seattle to see the company, tune in to a...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Feb 11, 2016 | Company Life
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’re taking a quick look at some of our favorite dancing couples. Stay tuned for an exclusive set of interviews on V-Day! First up: Pacific Northwest Ballet principals Lindsi Dec and Karel Cruz. We’ve admired Dec for...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Dec 12, 2015 | Company Life
Former Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Noelani Pantastico has returned to the company after a seven-year stint with Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo. She made her first appearance in November, in PNB’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker....
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
In the past few weeks, I’ve been lucky enough to film the photo shoots of two very lovely dancers: National Ballet of Canada corps member Adji Cissoko, and American Ballet Theatre principal Veronika Part. On the surface, these ballerinas could not be more...