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And for him, at that time, maybe that's "all" he needed, and that in itself doesn't deny the damage that his addictions did to others. It's not at all unusual for people to go between sobriety and using, and it often takes multiple attempts and different approaches to remain clean, all of which add up to overcoming the last hurdle.

As well as excellent lawyers.

Posted by San Francisco Ballet. Reminder: it might be still the Wednesday 4 October in North America when Australian Ballet begins its broadcast.

Since I can't will the long daylight of summer not to end, I can't wait to see this!

Part 3: Program Sponsors Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s Jewels is made possible by Patty Edwards. The 2017 PNB production of Emeralds is supported by Lynne E. Graybeal & Scott Harron. Principal support for the 2017 PNB production of Rubies is provided by Bob Benson, with additional support from Marcella McCaffray. Presenting support for the 2017 PNB production of Diamonds is provided by Patty Edwards, with additional support from Lyndall Boal and an anonymous donor. The works of George Balanchine performed by Pacific Northwest Ballet are made possible in part by The Louise Nadeau Endowed Fund. Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2017-2018 season is proudly sponsored by ArtsFund and Microsoft. Special thanks also to 4Culture, National Endowment for the Arts, The Shubert Foundation, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, and The Wallace Foundation. PNB media sponsorship provided by The Seattle Times and KOMO 4.

Part 2: SPECIAL EVENTS FRIDAY PREVIEW Friday, September 15, 5:00 pm The Phelps Center, 301 Mercer St., Seattle PNB’s popular Friday Previews are hour-long studio rehearsals hosted by Artistic Director Peter Boal and PNB artistic staff, featuring Company dancers rehearsing excerpts from upcoming ballets. Tickets are $15. (Note: These events usually sell out in advance.) Friday Previews are sponsored by U.S. Bank. BALLET 101: The Business of Ballet Tuesday, September 19, 7:00 pm Nesholm Family Lecture Hall at McCaw Hall Join Artistic Director Peter Boal and senior artistic and administrative staff for a discussion of PNB’s 2017-2018 season, including the business of ballet acquisition, commissioning, touring, and working with scenery, costumes, and music rights. This is the first of a four-part series exploring a range of topics, from ballet terminology, steps, and partnering, to casting, contemporary works, and the business of ballet. Tickets are $25 per two-hour session, or $75 subscription (four sessions for the price of three.) For more information, visit PNB.org. PNB CONVERSATIONS & DRESS REHEARSAL Thursday, September 21 Nesholm Family Lecture Hall at McCaw Hall Join PNB Audience Education Manager Doug Fullington in conversation with designer Jerome Kaplan during the hour preceding the dress rehearsal. The conversation begins at 6:00 pm, followed by the dress rehearsal at 7:00 pm. Tickets ($30) may be purchased through the PNB Box Office. FIRST LOOK GALA Friday, September 22, 2017 Celebrate the opening night of PNB’s 45th season with a glamorous cocktail party, an elegant backstage dinner, and a dance party onstage after the performance! Featuring special honored guest, Jerome Kaplan, creator of new scenic and costume designs for Jewels. For tickets and more info, call 206.441.2429 or visit PNB.org/FirstLook. (Performance tickets sold separately.) BALLET TALK Nesholm Family Lecture Hall at McCaw Hall Join Audience Education Manager 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. (No Q&A on Friday, September 22.) LISTEN TO THE BALLET PNB partners with Classical KING FM 98.1 to bring listeners some of history’s most popular ballet scores, featuring the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra direct from McCaw Hall. Tune in for a live broadcast of Jewels on Saturday, September 23 at 7:30 pm. Only on KING FM, 98.1 fm or online at KING.org/listen. YOUNG PATRONS CIRCLE NIGHT Friday, September 29 Join members of PNB’s Young Patrons Circle (YPC) in an exclusive lounge for complimentary wine and coffee before the show and at intermission. YPC is PNB’s social and educational group for ballet patrons ages 21 through 39. YPC members save up to 40% off their tickets. For more information, visit PNB.org/YPC.

From the press release: PNB Shines Bright like a Diamond with Season-Opener September 22 – October 1, 2017 Marion Oliver McCaw Hall 321 Mercer Street, Seattle Center Seattle, WA 98109 Performances: September 22 at 6:30 pm September 23 at 2:00 and 7:30 pm September 28 – 30 at 7:30 pm October 1 at 1:00 pm SEATTLE, WA – Pacific Northwest Ballet raises the curtain for its 45th season with Jewels, George Balanchine’s masterful homage to three golden ages of music and dance. Jewels celebrates its 50th anniversary adorned with new costume and scenic designs created for PNB by Jerome Kaplan (Roméo et Juliette, Cendrillon, Giselle, Don Quixote.) Emeralds whispers of grace, courtesy, and French perfume; Rubies sizzles with American sass; and Diamonds conjures the glittering magnificence of old St. Petersburg.Jewels runs for seven performances only, September 22 through October 1 at Seattle Center’s Marion Oliver McCaw Hall. Tickets start at $30. For more information, contact the PNB Box Office at 206.441.2424, in person at 301 Mercer Street, or online at PNB.org. ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE Music: Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Staging: Elyse Borne Scenic and Costume Design: Jerome Kaplan Premiere: April 13, 1967; New York City Ballet PNB Premiere: June 1, 2006 (Rubies premiere: February 3, 1988) Emeralds is a romantic evocation of France, the birthplace of classical ballet. It is also Balanchine’s comment of the French school of dancing and its rich heritage. With a score by Gabriel Fauré and dancers dressed in Romantic-length tutus, Emeraldscan also be a window on the nostalgia inherent in much late 19th-century art, with its idealized view of the Middle Ages, chivalry, and courtly love. Balanchine considered Emeralds “an evocation of France – the France of elegance, comfort, dress and perfume.” Rubies is considered the American jewel, with its Jazz Age score by Igor Stravinsky, stylized flapper costumes, and Balanchine’s choreography in his sophisticated mode. A saucy leading couple plays and competes as equals, and a second, siren-like ballerina takes on the men of the corps de ballet, requiring all four of them to partner her at once. Diamonds is Balanchine’s homage to his native St. Petersburg. Echoes of Petipa’s Swan Lake and Raymonda abound, and the centerpiece of the ballet is an intimate pas de deux, potent in its chivalrous reserve, for the ballerina and her cavalier. At its end, the entire cast joins the principal couple for a gloriously spirited polonaise.

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