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Pacific Northwest Ballet and PNB School present PNB’s annual choreographic showcase features new works created by company dancers, performed by students of the PNB School Professional Division. One Night Only! Friday, June 16, 2023 7:30 PM Marion Oliver McCaw Hall 321 Mercer Street at Seattle Center Seattle, Washingto SEATTLE, WA — Pacific Northwest Ballet’s annual choreographers’ showcase, NEXT STEP, returns to McCaw Hall for a night of original danceworks. This year’s showcase features seven premieres choreographed by PNB company dancers Mark Cuddihee, Kyle Davis, Zsilas Michael Hughes, Noah Martzall, Joh Morrill, Miles Pertl, and James Kirby Rogers, all set on the Professional Division student dancers of PNB School – the dance stars of tomorrow, on stage today. NEXT STEP will be presented one night only, Friday, June 16 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are only $30 (general admission) and may be purchased through the PNB Box Office, 206.441.2424 or PNB.org. NEXT STEP provides dancers, studio space, and rehearsal time for company members who wish to hone their choreography skills. It was originally conceived by Artistic Director Peter Boal as a means to develop emerging choreographic talent, and as a channel for Professional Division students from PNB School (talented young artists one step away from their professional careers) to participate in the creation of a new work. “There are seven exciting NEXT STEP choreographers this season, some returning artists from the past and some new,” said program coordinator Eva Stone. “All are busy creating inside this unique laboratory of movement exploration and discovery. The Professional Division students are not only working with heart and commitment but are learning new perspectives about the creative process from the ground up.” The NEXT STEP line-up includes: Traverse Music: Lee Bradshaw and Sylvain Chauveau Choreography: Mark Cuddihee The premiere of Mark Cuddihee’s Traverse is generously sponsored by Susan Y. Buske and Connie Walsh. Ricochet Music: Kerry Turner, played by American Brass Quintet Choreography: Miles Pertl The premiere of Miles Pertl’s Ricochet is generously sponsored by The Lucinda Hughey Endowed Fund and Dr. Joe G. Norman, Jr. What is Here Today Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: Kyle Davis The premiere of Kyle Davis’s What is Here Today is generously sponsored by Susan Y. Buske. In absence of Music: Ezio Bosso Choreography: Noah Martzall The premiere of Noah Martzall’s In absence of is generously sponsored by T.R. Ko. Piano Concerto Appassionato in B Minor Music and Choreography: Zsilas Michael Hughes The premiere of Zsilas Michael Hughes’ Piano Concerto Appassionato in B. Minor is generously sponsored by Amy J. Haugerud, Toni Hoover & Al Nettles, and Leslie Yamada. (a)part Music: Bulgarian State Television Female Choir Choreography: James Kirby Rogers The premiere of James Kirby Rogers’ (a)part is generously sponsored by Stephen and Marie Heil. Downtime Music: Simon Jeffes, performed by Penguin Café Orchestra Choreography: Joh Morrill The premiere of Joh Morrill’s Downtime is generously sponsored by Susan Y. Buske, Leslie Yamada, and Paige Davis. TICKET & SHOWTIME INFORMATIONNEXT STEP will be presented one night only, Friday, June 16. Showtime is 7:30 PM. All tickets are $30, and may be purchased through the PNB Box Office: · Phone - 206.441.2424 · In Person - 301 Mercer Street, Seattle · Online - PNB.org Subject to availability, tickets are also available 90 minutes prior to show time at McCaw Hall. There will be no student or senior rush tickets sold for NEXT STEP.

There are different kinds of contract terms. I don't know what ABT's contract says, but in some companies, there are protections for dancers who've been with the company for X years. It should be highly unusual if a hiring committee and/or Board didn't ask a potential AD what they had planned for the current roster. Jaffe was an important part of ABT as an institution, which is very different from Corella at PA Ballet. Dancers can perform differently for different AD's, and have different motivation. McKenzie was there for a long, long time. ABT is a workplace, like any other ballet company, and people often audition for new bosses, regardless of the work they do. I don't expect things to shake out immediately.

Elle Macy and Dylan Wald got married -- congratulations to them both : https://www.instagram.com/p/CsWmYmkJJzX/

We announced the creation of the new site here: https://balletalert.invisionzone.com/topic/47509-ballet-talk-for-dancers-has-closed-ballet-pursuit-has-opened/ The "Ballet Talk for Dancers/Ballet Pursuit" item on our menu below the logo links to this page. Ballet Pursuit is the appropriate site to discuss ballet training -- ie, the doers -- and we encourage everyone who wants to join the discussion to head over to Ballet Pursuit.

Lesley Rausch will be performing in the excerpts from Duo Concertante: https://www.instagram.com/p/CsOnc3Jxias/

Seth Orza posted a Mother's Day tribute on Instagram to his mom and his wife, also a former Principal Dancer at PNB (scroll using the < and > arrows): https://www.instagram.com/p/CsOeh9PL7yK/ Those are one dancing families! Lola, the Orzas older child, was born when both were dancing.

We are going to have a major upgrade sometime soon, anytime from Sunday May 14. When it's done, the site might look a bit different -- not sure -- and different features may be enabled and disabled at re-launch. I'll be working on getting the setting straight, but you may see things come and go.

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When she was hired, part of the press release read:

While there are always exceptions , like being invited/allowed to take company class at any time of the year, domino effects opening up positions, etc., the contract and audition cycle is generally in late winter/early spring, and they would have had to sign by now for the next season. Of course the company they signed with can release them from a contract to go elsewhere, but if the announcement of Kent leaving came early enough for dancers to decide to go elsewhere because no successor was named yet, those contracts would be inked by now. .

Pacific Northwest Ballet presents a final program of premieres for its 50th Anniversary Season, with ballets by Edwaard Liang, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Kiyon Ross. Seven Performances: June 2 – 11, 2023 June 2 at 7:30 PM June 3 at 2:00 and 7:30 PM June 8 – 10 at 7:30 PM June 11 at 1:00 PM Marion Oliver McCaw Hall 321 Mercer Street at Seattle Center Seattle, Washington Streaming Digitally June 15 – 19 SEATTLE, WA – Pacific Northwest Ballet brings down the curtain on its 50th Anniversary Season with a mixed-plate of new dance works, including world premieres from Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (Hong Kong Ballet’s Coco Chanel) and PNB Artistic Director Kiyon Ross (Sum Stravinsky), as well as the on-stage premiere of Edwaard Liang’s The Veil Between Worlds. WORLDS TO COME runs for seven performances, June 2 through 11 at Seattle Center’s Marion Oliver McCaw Hall. Tickets start at just $37. The program will also stream digitally from June 15 through 19. Tickets for the digital access are $35. For tickets and additional information, contact the PNB Box Office at 206.441.2424, in person at 301 Mercer Street, or online 24/7 at PNB.org. “’Choreographers of our time’ would seem to be an overused and odd phrase. However, when I consider works by Edwaard Liang, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Kiyon Ross, the words seem to fit,” said PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal, in commenting on the WORLDS TO COME line-up. “Edwaard uses the language of dance to explore themes of connection and distance between people. Dance becomes a lens through which we contemplate the elimination of barriers, while discovering unexpected points of connection. Annabelle is a fearless storyteller addressing concepts and subjects with a devotion and perspective that guides us to newfound understanding. In her newest work for PNB, she uses the Scarab beetle and the Egyptian god Khepri, both associated with rebirth and renewal, as sources of inspiration. Kiyon is a true neo-classicist with a fresh approach to choreography and color that feels very much part of his generation. We see the infinite and exciting possibilities through dance. In WORLDS TO COME, each choreographer, in collaboration with composers and designers, creates work that reflects our time.” The WORLDS TO COME program line-up includes: Khepri [World Premiere] Music: Karl Jenkins, Georgs Pelecis Choreography: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Costume Design: Mark Zappone Lighting Design: Reed Nakayama Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's world premiere is generously underwritten by Glenn Kawasaki and The Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation, with additional support from Sally Maimoni, and an anonymous donor. The Veil Between Worlds [Live Performance Premiere] Music: Oliver Davis Choreography: Edwaard Liang Scenic and Costume Design: Mark Zappone Lighting Design: Reed Nakayama Premiere: June 10, 2021 (PNB Digital Season) The world premiere of Edwaard Liang’s The Veil Between Worlds was generously underwritten by Denise Littlefield Sobel, with additional support from Chap & Eve Alvord, T.R. Ko, Jodi Wong, and others. Oliver Davis’s “The Veil Between Worlds” was commissioned by Pacific Northwest Ballet. In his first work for Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Veil Between Worlds, choreographer Edwaard Liang explores our common search for spiritual and physical connection. Accompanied by Oliver Davis’ alternately energetic and serene score, a cast of ten seeks each other within that place between perceived reality and fantasy. Liang invites the audience as well to suspend time and space, move beyond the barriers that separate us as individuals, and join with the dancers in their creative universe. …throes of increasing wonder [World Premiere] Music: Cristina Spinei Choreography: Kiyon Ross Costume Design: Pauline Smith Scenic Design: Norbert Herriges and Reed Nakayama Lighting Design: Reed Nakayama Kiyon Ross' world premiere is generously underwritten by Once Upon A Dance, with additional support from Sally Maimoni, Madelyn Lindsay, Mimi Richards, Connie Walsh, and Toni Hoover & Al Nettles. Music commissioned by the Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation. SPECIAL EVENTS PNB CONVERSATIONS & DRESS REHEARSAL Thursday, June 1, 5:30 pm Nesholm Family Lecture Hall at McCaw Hall Join PNB Music Director/Principal Conductor Emil de Cou, in conversation with PNB Associate Artistic Director Kiyon Ross and composer Cristina Spinei. PNB Conversations offers in-depth interviews with artists involved in putting our repertory on stage. Attend the Conversations event only or stay for the dress rehearsal of WORLDS TO COME. Tickets ($30) may be purchased through the PNB Box Office. BALLET TALK Nesholm Family Lecture Hall at McCaw Hall Join dance historian Doug Fullington for a 30-minute introduction to each performance, including discussions of choreography, music, history, design and the process of bringing ballet to the stage. One hour before performances. FREE for ticketholders. MEET THE ARTIST Nesholm Family Lecture Hall at McCaw Hall Skip the post-show traffic and enjoy a Q&A with Artistic Director Peter Boal and PNB dancers, immediately following each performance. FREE for ticketholders. (There will be no Meet the Artist event following the 3/18 matinee.) TICKET INFORMATION Tickets to PNB’s live and/or digital performances may be purchased through the PNB Box Office: · Phone - 206.441.2424 · In Person - 301 Mercer Street at Seattle Center · Online 24/7 - PNB.org (Tickets are also available – subject to availability – 90 minutes prior to each performance at McCaw Hall. In-person ticket sales at the McCaw Hall Box Office are subject to day-of-show increases. Advance tickets through the PNB Box Office are strongly suggested for best prices and greatest availability.) Tickets for the live performances of WORLDS TO COME are $37 - $195. Groups of ten or more may enjoy discounts up to 20% off regular prices: Contact Group Sales Manager Julie Jamieson at 206.441.2416 or JulieJ@PNB.org for ticketing assistance. (Group discounts are not valid on lowest-priced tickets and may not be combined with other offers.) Tickets for PNB’s digital-only presentation of WORLDS TO COME (June 15 – 19) are $35. For information about special ticket offers including group discounts, The Pointe, Pay-What-You-Can, rush tickets, Beer and Ballet night, rush tickets, and more, visit PNB.org/offers. Health & Safety: PNB will continue to follow the advice of our local health authorities in partnership with our labor groups to create our masking and vaccine policies. At this time, masks are strongly encouraged but not required as part of the PNB audience experience. For details and current information regarding PNB’s current health and safety policies, visit PNB.org/Health. The show must go on: Pacific Northwest Ballet is committed to honoring its performance calendar. Performances will not be cancelled for smoke, storms, or Stanley Cups. In the unlikely event that the status of a performance does change, an announcement will be posted on PNB.org.

Confirmation that Lesley Rausch will dance in Slaughter on Tenth Avenue: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr6dIIhvrp5/

More often than not, an Emeritus designation goes to someone who will remain affiliated with the company to some extent and will not be taking on another like position. Leaving the company would open up opportunities to stage, and it should give him more time to paint.

As announced earlier, Ballet Talk for Dancers closed its doors at the end of April 2023, after nearly two decades. It was a hard decision by the BT4D team. and there aren't enough thank yous for the Moderators and Administrators there, some of whom followed BT4D found Victoria Leigh from its start as a sub-forum on this site. At the end of April, just in the nick of time, BT4D member InTheWings established a new website called Ballet Pursuit, for dancers, dance students, and parents of dancers. This site is independent of BT4D, and the only content moved to Ballet Pursuit was posts by members themselves. Ballet Pursuit started with a clean slate, which means that a new registration is required. The software provider is the same, so the functionality should be very familiar, but, please note: it is highly configurable software, and the Ballet Pursuit team may make different choices than at BT4D. The registration process has changed a lot over the last few years, but it is straightforward. Here is the link to the new site: balletpursuit.invisionservice.com

It is Bouder at 3:20, black dress, large bouquet. She stood next to a woman with long red hair and red shoes, and they embraced, after which Bouder watched and was taking photos and/or videos with her phone.

Whether or not anyone thinks it's more inclusive to have the entire population of the UK plus Commonwealth invited to say the oath instead of the "homage of peers," didn't the tradition of the latter mean that the aristocracy pledged not to try to kill and overthrow the monarch and to fight the monarch's battles, rather than aiding his/her enemies and potential usurpers?

South African soprano Pretty Yende will sing an original composition by Sarah Class for the coronation:

Welcome to Ballet Alert!, Roseann.! We hope you'll post about the things you see.

I just received a mailer for Pacific Northwest Ballet School's 42nd Annual School Performances on June 17: 12:30pm Levels I-IV DanceChance C Classes-All Levels Professional Division students in Amanda Morgan's new work and George Balanchine's Serenade 6:00pm Levels V-VIII Professional Division students in Amanda Morgan's new work and George Balanchine's Serenade Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, directed by Juan Felipe Molano, will play the music for Serenade.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PRESENTS ITS 2022-2023 Season Encore Performance Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, and saluting the career of departing dancer Lesley Rausch. Featuring the world-famous PNB Orchestra. ONE NIGHT ONLY! Sunday, June 11, 2023 – 6:30 pm Marion Oliver McCaw Hall 321 Mercer Street at Seattle Center Seattle, WA 98109 SEATTLE, WA – Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal has announced the line-up for the company’s 2022-23 Season Encore Performance, a crowd-pleasing reprise of audience favorites from PNB’s repertoire, and a bittersweet but celebratory salute to the career of retiring principal dancer Lesley Rausch. The program will feature PNB’s entire company, along with the world-famous PNB Orchestra under the baton of Music Director/Principal Conductor Emil de Cou. The program includes works by George Balanchine, Alejandro Cerrudo, Kiyon Ross, Penny Saunders, and Kent Stowell, among others. PNB’s Season Encore Performance is a one-night-only affair, Sunday, June 11 at 6:30 pm at McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Street at Seattle Center. Tickets are available exclusively through the PNB Box Office (online at PNB.org, by phone at 206.441.2424, or in person at 301 Mercer Street at Seattle Center.) The line-up for the 2022-23 Season Encore Performance includes (follow select hyperlinks for complete program notes): Wonderland (excerpt) Music: Michael Wall, Jean-Philippe Goude, Hugues Le Bars, Erik Satie, Camille Saint-Saens, Stephen Foster Choreography: Penny Saunders Duo Concertant (excerpts) Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Black on Black on Black (excerpt) Music: Oliver Coates; Hidden Orchestra; Natalia Tsupryk; Parra for Cuva; Timber Timbre Choreography: Alejandro Cerrudo Giselle (Peasant pas de deux) Music: Adolphe Adam, with additional music by Friedrich Burgmuller, Riccardo Drigo, and Ludwig Minkus Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa, with additional choreography by Peter Boal Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (excerpt) Music: Richard Rodgers Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust …Throes of Increasing Wonder (excerpt) Music: Cristina Spinei Choreography: Kiyon Ross A Midsummer Night’s Dream (excerpt) Music: Felix Mendelssohn Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Swan Lake (excerpt, Act II) Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: Kent Stowell TICKETS & INFORMATION Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2022-2023 50th Anniversary Season Encore Performance will be performed one night only, Sunday, June 11 at 6:30 pm at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Street at Seattle Center. Tickets range in price from $40 to $210 (PNB subscribers receive 20% off) and may be purchased exclusively through the PNB Box Office: · Phone - 206.441.2424* · In Person - 301 Mercer Street at Seattle Center · Online - PNB.org (24/7) · Subject to availability, tickets are also available 90 minutes prior to PNB show times at McCaw Hall. Health & Safety: PNB will continue to follow the advice of our local health authorities in partnership with our labor groups to create our masking and vaccine policies. At this time, masks are strongly encouraged but not required as part of the PNB audience experience. For details and current information regarding PNB’s current health and safety policies, visit PNB.org/Health.

Saturday, April 29 was International Dance Day and Independent Bookstore Day. CBC reported on six dancers who performed in independent bookstores that day, including ballerina Stephanie Campbell, who performed in St. John's, Newfoundland's Elaine's Books: https://www.cbc.ca/arts/international-dance-day-x-independent-bookstore-day-video-1.6824413 Two of my favorite things combined (with thanks to the Dance Edit newsletter)

Frances Chung and her husband, Brian Flaherty, have a new daughter, Faye Ella Flaherty, who was born on January 25, 2023, and Chung's Instagram post is tagged #nicubaby: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrrXiaHAmqP/ Follow the photos and short videos all the way through to see Faye Ella more recently. to them, including her big bro!

I signed up because of a specific opera I wanted to see, so I didn't really look for a complete catalog. Once I was in, I was prompted with a list of performances. They're in categories, but can appear in more than one category.

I wish I had seen her, but she retired just a few years before I moved to Seattle. I learned of her from a dance magazine where she was on the cover, but I don't remember if it was Dance Magazine or the long-defunct Ballet News.