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Swan Lake Thu., Apr. 9 7:30 pm Fri., Apr. 10 7:30 pm Sat., Apr. 11 2:00 pm Sat., Apr. 11 7:30 pm Thurs., Apr. 16 7:30 pm Fri., Apr. 17 7:30 pm Sat., Apr. 18 2:00 pm Sat., Apr. 18 7:30 pm Sun., Apr. 19 1:00 pm McCaw Hall Swan Lake Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: Kent Stowell Scenic Design: Ming Cho Lee To Purchase Tickets: Buy Tickets Online through PNB's website. http://www.pnb.org/season/swanlake.html Call the PNB Box Office at 206-441-2424. (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.) Visit the PNB Box Office, 301 Mercer St, Seattle (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.)

Broadway Festival Thu., Mar. 12 7:30 pm Fri., Mar. 13 7:30 pm Sat., Mar. 14 2:00 pm Sat., Mar. 14 7:30 pm Sun., Mar. 15 1:00 pm Thurs., Mar. 19 7:30 pm Fri., Mar. 20 7:30 pm Sat., Mar. 21 7:30 pm Sun., Mar. 22 1:00 pm McCaw Hall West Side Story Suite Music: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Choreography: Jerome Robbins Carousel (A Dance) Music: Richard Rodgers Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon TAKE FIVE … More or Less Music: Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond Choreography: Susan Stroman Slaughter on Tenth Avenue Music: From On Your Toes by Richard Rodgers Choreography: George Balanchine To Purchase Tickets: Buy Tickets Online through PNB's website. http://www.pnb.org/season/broadway.html Call the PNB Box Office at 206-441-2424. (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.) Visit the PNB Box Office, 301 Mercer St, Seattle (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.)

Broadway Festival Thu., Mar. 12 7:30 pm Fri., Mar. 13 7:30 pm Sat., Mar. 14 2:00 pm Sat., Mar. 14 7:30 pm Sun., Mar. 15 1:00 pm Thurs., Mar. 19 7:30 pm Fri., Mar. 20 7:30 pm Sat., Mar. 21 7:30 pm Sun., Mar. 22 1:00 pm McCaw Hall West Side Story Suite Music: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Choreography: Jerome Robbins Carousel (A Dance) Music: Richard Rodgers Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon TAKE FIVE … More or Less Music: Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond Choreography: Susan Stroman Slaughter on Tenth Avenue Music: From On Your Toes by Richard Rodgers Choreography: George Balanchine To Purchase Tickets: Buy Tickets Online through PNB's website. http://www.pnb.org/season/broadway.html Call the PNB Box Office at 206-441-2424. (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.) Visit the PNB Box Office, 301 Mercer St, Seattle (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.)

Jewels Thu., Jan. 29 7:30 pm Fri., Jan. 30 7:30 pm Sat., Jan. 31 2:00 pm Sat., Jan. 31 7:30 pm Sun., Feb. 1 1:00 pm Thurs., Feb. 5 7:30 pm Fri., Feb. 6 7:30 pm Sat., Feb. 7 7:30 pm McCaw Hall Emeralds Music: Gabriel Fauré Choreography: George Balanchine Rubies Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: George Balanchine Diamonds Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: George Balanchine To Purchase Tickets: Buy Tickets Online through PNB's website. http://www.pnb.org/season/jewels.html Call the PNB Box Office at 206-441-2424. (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.) Visit the PNB Box Office, 301 Mercer St, Seattle (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.)

Jewels Thu., Jan. 29 7:30 pm Fri., Jan. 30 7:30 pm Sat., Jan. 31 2:00 pm Sat., Jan. 31 7:30 pm Sun., Feb. 1 1:00 pm Thurs., Feb. 5 7:30 pm Fri., Feb. 6 7:30 pm Sat., Feb. 7 7:30 pm McCaw Hall Emeralds Music: Gabriel Fauré Choreography: George Balanchine Rubies Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: George Balanchine Diamonds Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: George Balanchine To Purchase Tickets: Buy Tickets Online through PNB's website. http://www.pnb.org/season/jewels.html Call the PNB Box Office at 206-441-2424. (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.) Visit the PNB Box Office, 301 Mercer St, Seattle (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.)

New Works Thu., Nov. 6 7:30 pm Fri., Nov. 7 7:30 pm Sat., Nov. 8 2:00 pm Sat., Nov. 8 7:30 pm Thurs., Nov. 13 7:30 pm Fri., Nov. 14 7:30 pm Sat., Nov. 15 7:30 pm Sun., Nov. 16 1:00 pm McCaw Hall A Garden Music: Richard Strauss Choreography: Mark Morris M-Pulse Music: Cristina Spinei Choreography: Kiyon Gaines New Millepied Music: Steve Reich Choreography: Benjamin Millepied One Flat Thing, reproduced Music: Thom Willems Choreography: William Forsythe To Purchase Tickets: Buy Tickets Online through PNB's website. http://www.pnb.org/season/newworks.html Call the PNB Box Office at 206-441-2424. (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.) Visit the PNB Box Office, 301 Mercer St, Seattle (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.)

New Works Thu., Nov. 6 7:30 pm Fri., Nov. 7 7:30 pm Sat., Nov. 8 2:00 pm Sat., Nov. 8 7:30 pm Thurs., Nov. 13 7:30 pm Fri., Nov. 14 7:30 pm Sat., Nov. 15 7:30 pm Sun., Nov. 16 1:00 pm McCaw Hall A Garden Music: Richard Strauss Choreography: Mark Morris M-Pulse Music: Cristina Spinei Choreography: Kiyon Gaines New Millepied Music: Steve Reich Choreography: Benjamin Millepied One Flat Thing, reproduced Music: Thom Willems Choreography: William Forsythe To Purchase Tickets: Buy Tickets Online through PNB's website. http://www.pnb.org/season/newworks.html Call the PNB Box Office at 206-441-2424. (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.) Visit the PNB Box Office, 301 Mercer St, Seattle (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.)

All Tharp Thu., Sept. 25 7:30 pm Fri., Sept. 26 7:30 pm Sat., Sept. 27 2:00 pm Sat., Sept. 27 7:30 pm Thurs., Oct. 2 7:30 pm Fri., Oct. 3 7:30 pm Sat., Oct. 4 7:30 pm Sun., Oct. 5 1:00 pm McCaw Hall Nine Sinatra Songs (Songs sung by Frank Sinatra/Twyla Tharp) New Tharp (Johannes Brahms/Twyla Tharp) New Tharp (Vladimir Martynov/Twyla Tharp) To Purchase Tickets: Buy Tickets Online through PNB's website. http://www.pnb.org/season/tharp.html Call the PNB Box Office at 206-441-2424. (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.) Visit the PNB Box Office, 301 Mercer St, Seattle (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.)

All Tharp Thu., Sept. 25 7:30 pm Fri., Sept. 26 7:30 pm Sat., Sept. 27 2:00 pm Sat., Sept. 27 7:30 pm Thurs., Oct. 2 7:30 pm Fri., Oct. 3 7:30 pm Sat., Oct. 4 7:30 pm Sun., Oct. 5 1:00 pm McCaw Hall Nine Sinatra Songs (Songs sung by Frank Sinatra/Twyla Tharp) New Tharp (Johannes Brahms/Twyla Tharp) New Tharp (Vladimir Martynov/Twyla Tharp) To Purchase Tickets: Buy Tickets Online through PNB's website. http://www.pnb.org/season/tharp.html Call the PNB Box Office at 206-441-2424. (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.) Visit the PNB Box Office, 301 Mercer St, Seattle (Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.)

NEW! TWYLA THARP Thursday, September 18, 5:30–7:00 pm, McCaw Hall American dance icon Twyla Tharp is in residence at PNB! During August and September, Ms. Tharp will create two world premiere works, which will be unveiled for the season's opening repertory program, All Tharp. Join us for a rare opportunity to hear Twyla Tharp discuss her new works for PNB, with excerpts performed onstage by Company dancers and the PNB Orchestra. Ms. Tharp will also field questions from the audience and members of the press. Tickets: Subscribers: Tickets are FREE for full-season subscribers, with our thanks for joining us for PNB's entire 2008–9 season! Reserve complimentary tickets between August 11 and August 25 (up to the number of seats in your subscription). Additional tickets may be purchased for $15. Call 206.441.2424 to reserve your tickets. Mini-Season Subscribers: $15 per ticket, available beginning Aug. 25. General Public: $20. Tickets available beginning Aug. 25

NEW! BALLET 101 Saturday, October 4, 2:00–5:00 pm, The Phelps Center, 301 Mercer Street, Seattle Tickets: $20. Robert Greskovic, acclaimed dance writer for the Wall Street Journal, will participate in this seminar on ballet basics, drawing from his popular book, Ballet 101: A complete guide to learning and loving the ballet. Tickets Online: http://www.pnb.org/season/lecture-demos.html

NEW! BALANCHINE'S PETIPA Wednesday, October 1, 5:30–7:00 pm, Studio C, The Phelps Center, 301 Mercer Street, Seattle Tickets: $20. Education Programs Manager Doug Fullington will discuss the influence of Balanchine's Russian training on his choreography, with a particular focus on pas de deux and corps de ballet choreography. Excerpts from PNB's 2008–2009 repertory will be performed by Company dancers and students from Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Ballets include Balanchine's Symphony in C and Jewels and, as a reference, Marius Petipa's La Bayadère. Tickets: Online: http://www.pnb.org/season/lecture-demos.html

Family Matinee Saturday, February 7, 2009 • 1:00 pm Sunday, February 8, 2009 • 12:00 pm & 3:30 pm McCaw Hall Pinocchio World Premiere! Music: Nicola Piovani and Amilcare Ponchielli Concept and Choreography: Bruce Wells To Purchase Tickets: Buy Tickets Online through PNB's website. http://www.pnb.org/season/pinocchio.html Call the PNB Box Office at 206-441-2424.* Visit the PNB Box Office, 301 Mercer St, Seattle* *Box Office Summer Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Closed Sat. & Sun.

Double Bill 7 October 8 October 9 October 10 October 11 October Sadler's Wells Les Présages Rites (with Bangarra Dance Theatre) http://www.sadlerswells.com/

First Look September 20, 6:30 pm Preview Performance: Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (Richard Rodgers/George Balanchine) Emeralds pas de trois (Gabriel Fauré/George Balanchine) New Tharp (Twyla Tharp) After the Rain pas de deux (Arvo Pärt/Christopher Wheeldon) Symphony in C (Georges Bizet/George Balanchine) Tickets: $75 for First Look 2008 tickets, including Season Preview Performance with champagne intermission. Post-Performance Gala Contact events@pnb.org to add these Gala options: Post-performance cocktail party & dancing onstage — $125 Post-performance dinner & dancing onstage: $375 — Supporter $750 — Patron $2,500 — Benefactor $5,000 — Luminary Online: http://www.pnb.org/season/gala2008.html

Bumbershoot September 1, TBD Interrupted Pri'si'zh'en Gaines/Kats-Chernin, Fuzzbox String Quartet Lacrymosa Porretta/Mansell Nine Sinatra Songs Tharp/Sinatra TICKETS: Three-day passes are now available at bumbershoot.org for $80 thru August 16 and $100 thereafter. $35 date-specific tickets will be on sale July 15–August 15 ($40 beginning August 16).

Graeme Murphy's Swan Lake 14 October 15 October 16 October 17 october 18 October The Lowry Salford Quays in Greater Manchester http://www.thelowry.com/?

Graeme Murphy's Swan Lake 2 October 3 October 4 October Théâtre Du Châtelet Paris http://www.chatelet-theatre.com/2008-2009/index.php

Double Bill 29 September 30 September Théâtre Du Châtelet Paris Symphonie Fantastique Rites (with Bangarra Dance Theatre) http://www.australianballet.com.au/season_...onaltouring.htm Theater Info: http://www.chatelet-theatre.com/2008-2009/index.php

Dancer's Company--Ballet Russe 20 August 2008 7.30pm 21 August 2008 7.30pm Darwin Entertainment Centre Darwin LES SYLPHIDES Choreography: Mikhail Fokine Music: Frédéric Chopin GRADUATION BALL Choreography: David Lichine Music: Johann Strauss THE SLEEPING BEAUTY ACT 3 - Aurora’s Wedding Choreography: Marius Petipa Music: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky http://www.australianballet.com.au/venue.asp?venueId=91 Booking Infomation In Person Darwin Entertainment Centre Box Office 93 Mitchell Street, Darwin By Phone (08) 8980 3333 Online www.darwinentertainment.com.au

Dancer's Company--Ballet Russe 14 August 2008 7.30pm 15 August 2008 7.30pm 16 August 2008 7.30pm Araluen Arts Centre Alice Springs LES SYLPHIDES Choreography: Mikhail Fokine Music: Frédéric Chopin GRADUATION BALL Choreography: David Lichine Music: Johann Strauss THE SLEEPING BEAUTY ACT 3 - Aurora’s Wedding Choreography: Marius Petipa Music: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky http://www.australianballet.com.au/venue.asp?venueId=91 Booking Infomation In Person Araluen Box Office 61 Larapinta Drive, Alice Springs By Phone (08) 8951 1122 More information: www.araluencentre.com.au

9 August 2008 8.00pm Middleback Theatre Whyalla LES SYLPHIDES Choreography: Mikhail Fokine Music: Frédéric Chopin GRADUATION BALL Choreography: David Lichine Music: Johann Strauss THE SLEEPING BEAUTY ACT 3 - Aurora’s Wedding Choreography: Marius Petipa Music: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky http://www.australianballet.com.au/venue.asp?venueId=90 Booking Infomation In Person Middleback Theatre Box Office 141a Nicolson Ave, Whyalla By Phone (08) 8644 7300 More information Country Arts SA

Dancer's Company--Ballet Russe 7 August 2008 8.00pm Keith Michell Theatre, Northern Festival Centre Port Pirie LES SYLPHIDES Choreography: Mikhail Fokine Music: Frédéric Chopin GRADUATION BALL Choreography: David Lichine Music: Johann Strauss THE SLEEPING BEAUTY ACT 3 - Aurora’s Wedding Choreography: Marius Petipa Music: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky http://www.australianballet.com.au/venue.asp?venueId=89 Booking Infomation In Person Keith Michell Theatre Box Office 106 Gertrude St, Port Pirie By Phone (08) 8633 8500 More information Country Arts SA

BalletMet @ The Joyce Tues., Sept. 30, 7:30pm Wed., Oct. 1, 7:30pm Thurs., Oct. 2, 8pm Fri., Oct. 3, 8pm Sat., Oct. 4, 2pm* & 8pm Sun., Oct. 5, 2pm The Joyce NYC Play Stanton Welch Music by Moby The Audacious Once Warren Adams Other works TBA. http://www.balletmet.org/performances_joyce.php SPECIAL EVENTS IN NEW YORK CITY (Special event tickets available only through BalletMet) Opening Night Reception Tuesday, September 30 | Post performance The Joyce | $25 Saturday Celebration Saturday, October 4 | Post performance The Joyce | $25 Ticket Info tickets to special events, call 614.586.8670. .pdf order form by clicking a link on: http://www.balletmet.org/performances_joyce.php Theater Info: http://www.joyce.org/

The Great Gatsby Thurs., April 23, 7:30pm Fri., April 24, 8pm Sat., April 25, 8pm Sun., April 26, 2pm Thurs., April 30, 7:30pm Fri., May 1, 8pm Sat., May 2, 8pm Sun., May 3, 2pm Capitol Theatre The Great Gatsby Choreoraphy: Jimmy Orrante Ticket Info TICKETMASTER www.ticketmaster.com (614) 431-3600 CAPA TICKET OFFICE (614) 469-0939 M-F 9-5 and Sat. 10-2 e[/b]