Helene

Wow.

Very few ballet companies tour. It's a tricky thing for the bigger companies with orchestras to negotiate with the home orchestras to leave them home, and touring with them is a huge travel expense. National Ballet of Canada usually goes to Ottawa, where Federal money comes from, and, every few years, makes a foray west of Quebec/Ontario, recently with only part of the company. Ballet BC gets one of the western companies to bring a Nutcracker, a win-win since it's added to their subscription season. Joffrey Ballet and Royal Winnipeg Ballet used to be the companies that filled in the gap, travelling to smaller cities, with Joffrey visiting universities, I assume as part of their series. Alberta Ballet (Edmonton and Calgary) and Los Angeles Ballet have regular seasons in multiple cities, like Miami City Ballet does. Ballet Arizona has a free mixed program called Ballet under the Stars that they perform in about a half dozen parks in the Phoenix area in the Fall.

More wedding bells, in July for Sarah Pasch and Ezra Thomson: congratulations to them both

Welcome to Ballet Alert! orangerose! I hope you'll write about the visiting ballet company (or companies) you see.

Many thanks for the reports, @mnacenani!

It's interesting to see organizational loyalty at the top, given how strong theater and popular music are, where I'd think what and who would be the main drivers. I wonder whether popular music people tied this to following specific artists, or if they skewed low.

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James Moore and Kristen nee Rusnak Moore married in Seattle on June 12. Congratulations to them both

Just received from PNB: PNB’s Audience Education Programs for 2017-2018 Click on the links below to purchase tickets and learn more. Note new names for several programs. BALLET 101 is our new four-part series exploring a range of topics relating to ballet both in and out of the studio, including the business of ballet, ballets steps and terminology, coaching, PNB’s 2017-2018 season, touring, ballet acquisition, contemporary ballet, and partnering. Space is limited. Order early. BALLET 101 subscriptions available at a discount. The Nutcracker at 125 is a studio presentation exploring the choreographic roots of the original 1892 Nutcracker and how those live on in George Balanchine’s iconic staging performed by PNB. Rehearsing Swan Lake is a studio presentation focusing on preparation for the dual role of Odette/Odile in Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake. Friday Previews continues with four presentations throughout the season. PNB Conversations & Dress Rehearsal (formerly PNB Lecture Series & Dress Rehearsal) will feature designer Jerome Kaplan, choreographers Crystal Pite, Ezra Thomson, and Yuri Possokhov, and a panel of PNB dancers in casual interview settings prior to dress rehearsal. Ballet Talk (formerly Pre-Performance Lectures) with continues one hour prior to each repertory program (excluding George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®). Meet the Artist (formerly Post-Performance Q&A) continues following each repertory program (excluding George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® and Swan Lake). Paris Previews are studio rehearsals offered in June 2018 featuring ballets the Company will take to the Les Étés de la Danse Festival in Paris in June/July 2018. I look forward to seeing you throughout the coming season! Sincerely, Doug Fullington PNB Audience Education Manager

Many thanks for the link, @millvillemurphs! I've only seen Jim Nowakowski once, a while ago, in a Houston "Nutcracker," but he was terrific. I was also wondering what Sean Rollofson was up to: he was wonderful dancer at PNB. I'm also glad to see that of the seven, one was promoted from BalletMet II: it's great when companies can develop their dancers.