Helene Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Renewals are up on the PNB website, and early renewal information showed up in my mailbox today. This is what the brochure reveals: Program 1 (September 2019): Agon (Balanchine/Stravinsky) Carmina Burana (Stowell/Orff) Please note: Opening night on Friday, September 27 starts at 6:30pm. Program 2 (November 2019) No details yet. Nutcracker Program 3 (February 2020): Cinderella (Stowell/Prokofiev) -- Ten performances -- and the gorgeous costumes are by Martin Pakledinaz Program 4 (March 2020) One Thousand Pieces (Cerrudo/Glass) -- brochure calls the piece "massive" Short clip on YouTube by Hubbard Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TAfZLSEfas Program 5 (April 2020) Giselle (PNB recreation/Adam) Program 6 (May-June 2020) Plot Point (Pite/Hermann) Premiere (Liang/TBA) Waiting for the Station (Tharp/Toussaint) Link to comment
seattle_dancer Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Re: Program 1 Agon is timed with the one year anniversary of the passing of Arthur Mitchell. I hope PNB will have audience education and tributes to his life and career. Re: Program 5 Giselle. It’s about time!!! I’ve been waiting and waiting for five years; next year it will be six! How come no mention of how many performances like Cinderella? I guess they don’t know yet. 😕 Link to comment
Helene Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 The extra matinee dates should be available for the April/"Giselle" rep; the PNB School show generally uses extra matinee slots during the March rep. Nothing was mentioned about the November program: were it to be a full-length or full-evening, like "Jewels," I think they'd have touted that in the printed materials. According to a Hubbard Street brochure, "One Thousand Pieces" is 90 minutes long with one intermission, so while an early evening, I'm not sure Giselle is much longer. I'm glad to see the Stowell "Cinderella" on the schedule. I was afraid that the Maillot was a permanent replacement. Link to comment
sandik Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Well, the November program is all new work by Seattle choreographers -- Donald Byrd, Eva Stone, and Miles Pertl. Link to comment
sandik Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 It should be a varied program -- they've each got a very individual take on choreography. Link to comment
Helene Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 Below is a link to the season video trailer; the comments list the full season, including four works not previously disclosed: In March 2020, Cerrudo's One Thousand Pieces is paired with the return of Dawson's Empire Noir. It was the opener for its PNB premiere because of how long it took to put up the set. If performed in this order, it could be a combo of figuring out how to cut down the time it takes to put up with a single intermission for the program. The November 2019 program is called "Locally Made," with three World Premieres by Eva Stone, Donald Byrd, and Miles Pertl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oC6BVUkGUE&feature=youtu.be Link to comment
Helene Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 I just saw the email announcement in my Inbox. Link to comment
Helene Posted March 8, 2019 Author Share Posted March 8, 2019 Here's the press release: Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces 2019-2020 Season Line-Up. 47th season to include the return of audience favorites Carmina Burana, Cinderella and Giselle; world premieres from Donald Byrd, Edwaard Liang, Miles Pertl, and Eva Stone; the PNB premiere of a major work by Alejandro Cerrudo; and works by George Balanchine, David Dawson, Crystal Pite, and Twyla Tharp. (And, of course, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®.) PNB Box Office is now taking orders for renewals and new full-season subscriptions. Season packages start at $122; Full-season subscriptions start at $178. Nutcracker and season single tickets to go on sale July 22. September 2019 – June 2020 Marion Oliver McCaw Hall 321 Mercer Street at Seattle Center Seattle, Washington March 6, 2019, SEATTLE, WA— Artistic Director Peter Boal has announced the line-up for Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 47th season, running from September, 2019 to June, 2020. Highlights include George Balanchine’s masterful Agon on a double-bill with Kent Stowell’s powerhouse production of Carmina Burana; world premieres by local choreographers Donald Byrd, Eva Stone, and Miles Pertl; the return of classic and crowd-pleasing story ballets Cinderella and Giselle; and the PNB premiere of One Thousand Pieces, a large-scale work by Alejandro Cerrudo, accompanying David Dawson’s enthralling Empire Noir. The line-up concludes with the return of works by Crystal Pite and Twyla Tharp, with a world premiere from Edwaard Liang. For family audiences, PNB is also presenting a new production of Beauty and the Beast (performed by students of the Pacific Northwest Ballet School) and, of course, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. PNB is currently accepting season subscription renewals and new full-season subscription orders, and subscribers will have access to purchase additional tickets before they go on sale to the general public; single tickets to the season, and George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, go on sale to the public on Monday, July 22. For further information, contact the PNB Box Office by phone at 206.441.2424, online at PNB.org, or in person at 301 Mercer Street. Discounted subscription rates are available for senior citizens and students with ID. All programming and dates are subject to change. For more information, visit PNB.org. 2019-2020 SEASON LINE-UP (programming subject to change) Rep 1 – CARMINA BURANA/AGON September 27 – October 6, 2019 To open the season, Carmina Burana’s 2,500-pound golden wheel rotates above more than 100 dancers, musicians, and singers in Kent Stowell’s powerhouse production, paired with Agon, the pinnacle of George Balanchine’s legendary collaboration with Igor Stravinsky. Agon Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Staging: Francia Russell Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Premiere: December 1, 1957, New York City Ballet PNB Premiere: March 30, 1993 Carmina Burana Music: Carl Orff Choreography: Kent Stowell Scenic Design: Ming Cho Lee Costume Design: Theoni V. Aldredge, additional costumes by Larae Theige Hascall Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Premiere: October 5, 1993, Pacific Northwest Ballet Rep 2 – LOCALLY SOURCED November 8 – 17, 2019 PNB turns with pride to local talent for a triple bill of new works. Donald Byrd, artistic director of Spectrum Dance Theater and a Tony-nominated (The Color Purple) and Bessie Award-winning (The Minstrel Show) choreographer, shares the program with Eva Stone, founder/producer of CHOP SHOP: Bodies of Work; and PNB company dancer Miles Pertl, taking his first choreographic turn on the mainstage following creations for NEXT STEP and PNB School. World Premiere Music: Nadia Boulanger, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann Choreography: Eva Stone Costume Design: Melanie Burgess Lighting Design: Amiya Brown World Premiere Music: Emmanuel Witzthum Choreography: Donald Byrd Costume Design: Doris Black Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli World Premiere Music: Cosmo Sheldrake Choreography: Miles Pertl Scenic Design: Eli Lara, Sydney M. Pertl, and Max Badger Woodring Costume Design: Patrick Stovall Lighting Design: Reed Nakayama George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® November 29 – December 28, 2019 (Not part of PNB’s subscription season. Tickets go on sale July 22.) The Northwest’s favorite holiday tradition! PNB’s production of the iconic Balanchine ballet features sets and costumes designed by children’s author and illustrator Ian Falconer (Olivia the Pig). Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Staging: Judith Fugate, with Peter Boal and Garielle Whittle Scenic & Costume Design: Ian Falconer Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls Original Lev Ivanov Production Premiere: December 6, 1892, Imperial Ballet, St. Petersburg Balanchine Production Premiere: February 2, 1954, New York City Ballet PNB Premiere: November 27, 2015 Rep 3 – Cinderella January 31 – February 9, 2020 PNB Founding Artistic Director Kent Stowell’s Cinderella combines storytelling, choreography, Prokofiev’s haunting score, and superb costume and scenic design, to transport the lonely heroine from her wistful fireside dreams to a dazzling palace ball. There, Cinderella and her prince shimmer like diamonds at the center of a scarlet-clad waltz in one of PNB’s most spectacular scenes. Music: Sergei Prokofiev Choreography: Kent Stowell Staging: Kent Stowell and Francia Russell Scenic Design: Tony Straiges Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Premiere: May 31, 1994, Pacific Northwest Ballet Rep 4 – ONE THOUSAND PIECES March 13 – 22, 2020 The rapidly-expanding Seattle fan base for Alejandro Cerrudo (Little mortal jump, Silent Ghost) eagerly anticipates PNB’s premiere of One Thousand Pieces, a large-scale ensemble work inspired by artist Marc Chagall. The double bill also includes David Dawson’s (A Million Kisses to my Skin) powerfully athletic Empire Noir, set against a massive, curving sculpture. Empire Noir Music: Greg Haines Choreography: David Dawson Staging: Rebecca Gladstone Scenic Design: John Otto Costume Design: Yumiko Takeshima Lighting Design: Bert Dalhuysen Premiere: June 17, 2015, Dutch National Ballet PNB Premiere: March 17, 2017 One Thousand Pieces (PNB Premiere) Music: Philip Glass Choreography: Alejandro Cerrudo Staging: Ana Lopez, Pablo Piantino Scenic and Costume Design: Thomas Mika Lighting Design: Michael Korsch Premiere: October 18, 2012, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Beauty and the Beast (PNB Premiere) March 15 – 22, 2020 (Part of PNB’s “Family Matinees” series. Call the PNB Box Office for details.) Featuring students of Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Fall in love with the celebrated fairy tale all over again with this narrated matinee production designed for younger audience members. Danced by students of PNB School,Beauty and the Beast tells the enchanting tale of adventure, unlikely friendships, and the power of true love. Music: Léo Delibes Concept and Choreography: Bruce Wells Scenic Design: Ryan Sbaratta Costume Design: Atlanta Ballet Costume Shop Lighting Design: Joseph R. Walls Family Matinee Ballet Master: Michele Curtis Rep 5 – Giselle April 10 – 19, 2020 Giselle, the story of young woman who dies of a broken heart, is famous for the Wilis – a sisterhood of ghostly maidens who call Giselle’s spirit from the grave to take revenge on the nobleman who betrayed her. This is Giselle’s first return since PNB’s acclaimed production received magnificent new sets and costumes in 2014. Libretto: Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Théophile Gautier Music: Adolphe Adam Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa, with additional choreography by Peter Boal Staging: Peter Boal Choreography Reconstruction: Doug Fullington Historical Adviser: Marian Smith Scenic and Costume Design: Jerome Kaplan Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Original Production Premiere: June 28, 1841, Ballet du Theatre de l’Academie Royale de Musique (Paris) Petipa Production Premiere: February 5, 1884, Imperial Ballet (St. Petersburg) PNB Premiere: June 3, 2011; new production May 30, 2014 REP 6 – PITE-THARP-LIANG May 29 – June 7, 2020 PNB’s season-closer features the return of Crystal Pite’s (Emergence) Plot Point, which held audiences spellbound in Hitchcock-inspired suspense during its 2017 PNB premiere; alongside Twyla Tharp’s Waiting at the Station, set to Allen Toussaint’s irresistible R&B-meets-jazz score. A new work by choreographer Edwaard Liang completes the triple bill. World Premiere Music: Oliver Davis (new commission) Choreography: Edwaard Liang Plot Point Music: Bernard Herrmann, with additional sound design by Owen Belton Choreography: Crystal Pite Staging: Sandra Marin Garcia Scenic Design: Jay Gower Taylor Costume Design: Nancy Bryant Lighting Design: Alan Brodie Premiere: April 22, 2010, Nederlands Dans Theater PNB Premiere: November 3, 2017 Waiting at the Station Music: Allen Toussaint Choreography: Twyla Tharp Staging: Kiyon Gaines Scenic and Costume Design: Santo Loquasto Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls Premiere: September 27, 2013, Pacific Northwest Ballet SEASON ENCORE PERFORMANCE Sunday, June 7, 2020 (Not part of PNB’s subscription season. Tickets to this event go on sale in 2020.) NEXT STEP: Outside/In Choreographers’ Showcase Friday, June 12, 2020 (Not part of PNB’s subscription season. Tickets to this event go on sale in 2020.) 39th Annual PNB School Performances Saturday, June 13, 2020 (Not part of PNB’s subscription season. Tickets to this event go on sale in 2020.) Link to comment
sandik Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Very glad to see Giselle coming back, and Agon -- it's been awhile for each of these, and I imagine there will a number of debuts. We'll get a double dose of Stowell with his Carmina and Cinderella. Cinderella is some of his best original work, and Carmina is extra popular with audiences. The Dawson/Cerrudo bill should be an interesting balancing act. Hubbard Street seems to dance it as a stand-alone program. I remember the hubbub when it was premiered, it's a big work, but the Dawson is so intense that it may be a case of too much. True, though, with a single intermission, they'll have a chance to move the Dawson to the closing spot if they think it will read best there. With one big staging and four altogether new works, it's going to be a busy time. Link to comment
SandyMcKean Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Agon has been my favorite ballet for many years. So glad to be able to see it again. Last time they did it, Leslie Rausch just blew me away. Somehow her impressive musicality even extended to these essentially impossible to count rhythms.......Stravinsky must sit on her shoulder. I get all excited when I think of our "even-more-accomplished-and-polished-dancers-since-last-time" doing it. For example, imagining Elle Macy in Agon makes me swoon. Link to comment
Helene Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 Donald Byrd will choreograph a piece for PNB's November program, "Locally Sourced," and he's just won a Doris Duke Award . Sandi Kurtz just did an interview with him, and both the questions and answers are grand. I look forward to reading his memoirs: https://crosscut.com/2019/07/275k-grant-hand-seattles-genius-choreographer-reflects-40-years-dance Link to comment
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