Joyous or Creepy? This Ballet Toys With Both.
Celebratory choreography meets a voyeuristic doll tale and creepy visuals in this stylistic mashup. Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Coppélia runs through June 9.
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Gothic Beauty With the Grand Kyiv Ballet
Full of big leaps and gothic beauty, Grand Kyiv Ballet’s Giselle concludes its cross-country tour on Pacific Northwest stages. Two performances remain (in Arlington and Tacoma), through May 3.
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Where Black Is Safe and Pure and Loud and Beautiful
dani tirrell’s joy-filled world premiere of ‘Leviticus or Love and to walk amongst HUMANS (Book I)’ runs through 4/21 at the Moore Theatre.
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Spring in Their Step: Notable Dance (April)
There’s a whole bunch of great dance happening this spring. Here’s what’s happening in April, plus an early look at May.
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Nature on an Epic Scale: The Seasons’ Canon
Crystal Pite’s epic makes a welcome return to Pacific Northwest Ballet, through 4/21. The Seasons’ Canon might be the most thrilling thing on stage.
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Theatre People, This Ballet’s For You
The theatre magic in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s ‘One Thousand Pieces’ is as prominent as the dances themselves. It makes for a great show. PNB’s latest contemporary mixed rep runs through March 24.
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Swan Lake Is a Respite in Beauty (and Tragedy)
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s classic Swan Lake continues to enthrall. It runs through February 11.
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Glimpse Through the Panes: At PNB, a Theatrical ‘Window’ to Love and Loss
Theatrical, affecting, timely. The slate of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s current triple-bill cover those and more; and the world premiere work by a Northwest-based choreographer is particularly stunning. Love & Loss runs through 11/12.
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3 For Your Weekend: Sept. 28-Oct. 1
Don’t let the weather rain on your nights — head inside for some fantastic finds instead. Here are NWTheatre’s picks through the weekend.
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PNB’s Season Opener Comes Out to Play
As if shaking the dust off any stodgy notions of the form, Pacific Northwest Ballet’s season-opener goes full-on play-time. The triple-bill Petite Mort runs through 10/1 at McCaw Hall.
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Living Sculptures: Stone Dancers Take to the Trees
In StoneDance’s Wander/Wonder, some of the region’s top dancers drew inspiration from installations in Coupeville’s Price Sculpture Forest.
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Time to Get Away (Again): Late Summer Destinations in Dance & Theatre
This weekend is bursting with dance on Whidbey Island, puppets in Chimacum, and theatre in Port Townsend, with more to come later this month. Your destination stage is just a scenic daytrip away.
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On to the ‘Next’ One: PNB Dancers Choreograph, and Students Take the Big Stage
Next Step premieres works by Pacific Northwest Ballet company members, performed by PNB School dancers. The annual feature, on June 16, is followed by a pair of PNB School showcases on June 17.
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At Pacific Northwest Ballet, a Party of Premieres Closes the Semicentennial Season
Pacific Northwest Ballet closes its 50th anniversary season with a triple-bill of new works and a party on stage. It runs through June 11.
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Hot Weekend Lineup: June 2-4
The weather’s still temperate, but the stages are hot! Below are great-looking shows with short runs or closing this weekend.
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The Magic and Comedy Shimmer in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s staging of the Shakespeare comedy, which pairs choreography by George Balanchine with Felix Mendelssohn’s score, dazzles with precision performance amid a lighthearted fantasy realm. It runs through April 23 (and streams through May 1).
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From Digital to Here-and-Now, ‘Boundless’ Stages Dance for the New World
Out of the pandemic leap three new works — one created for the digital realm and two world premieres — in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s latest triple-bill, Boundless. It runs through March 26 (and streaming through April 3).
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For Malacarne, the World’s a (Moving) Stage
Earlier this month, Malacarne took to the rails, activating the Seattle Center Monorail as a dance floor for expectant watchers and unsuspecting travelers alike. The Center’s new multi-season project, Artists at the Center, will put on pop-up events throughout the year.
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A Big Month for Dance: What’s on Stage in March
Dancers are lighting up stages all over town, making this a great month to discover your new favorite work. We invited companies to tell us what makes their spring performances special.
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Revenge Is Sweet in Ballet’s Preeminent Ghost Story
The classic story ballet ‘Giselle’ greets the future while keeping its history in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s stunning staging. It performs through 2/12, with a streaming version available 2/16-20.
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A New Year in Dance: What’s on Stage in Early 2023
Big dance spectacles take to the stage in Seattle and Tacoma this season.
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Lands of the Sweets: Your Guide to the Many Takes on The Nutcracker
Here’s some help navigating our area’s many stunning variations on the classic dance, ‘The Nutcracker’.
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Tender, Sexy, Powerful, Reflective: 5 Minutes With Saira Barbaric. (Plus More in Dance Film News)
Saira Barbaric’s artist residency at Base culminated in a complex, joyous dance film, first screened at the artist’s open house on 10/15. Plus, more in dance films and festivals.
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Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Journey Across Classic and Brand-New Is an Epic Yes
The triple-bill combines a lesser-known classic with a timely world premiere, then finishes with a mighty flourish. ‘Carmina Burana’ runs live through 10/2, then streams 10/6-10.
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The Herons and the Swans
A viewing of Mark Morris’ contemporary short works and Kent Stowell’s classic ‘Swan Lake’, at Pacific Northwest Ballet, finds surprising connections among them. Digital access to ‘Swan Lake’ is available through 5/16.
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Dance-Variety Show ‘Space 50’ Warms the Soul (And the 9th Planet)
A futuristic new show from ‘Buttcracker’ series creators Diana Cardiff and Sara Jinks brings dance into outer space. ‘Space 50’ ran through May 1.
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Blast From the Past & Into the Future With These Dance Groups
One is held in a long-decommissioned steam plant. The other looks to the skies. This weekend, catch two unique shows inspired by time and space.
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Ailey. Jones. Mullikin. An Impressive Slate of Dance, of Global and Local Renown, This Weekend.
This weekend offers the most loaded roster of dance shows in recent memory, as two acclaimed New York-based companies tour to Seattle, and a locally based choreographer/filmmaker duo premieres their new work.
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Plotting New Paths: Four Contemporary Works
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Rep 4, ‘Plot Points’, highlights a new generation of dance. It performs through March 27, and streams online through April 4.
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March’s Stage Madness: The Other Big Dance
At least 10 dance shows, featuring dozens of artists, swarm Seattle’s stages this month. Whether you favor brand new pieces in-development or iconic works, emerging choreographers or legendary dance companies, tiny stages or the area’s largest, you’ll find all of that and more.
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