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TICKETS: MEANYCENTER.ORG 206-543-4880 2 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET Kent Stowell and Peter Boal March 15-24, 2019 Francia Russell Artistic Director Marion Oliver McCaw Hall Founding Artistic Directors PRINCIPALS Leta Biasucci Lindsi Dec Rachel Foster Benjamin Griffiths William Lin-Yee James Moore Elizabeth Murphy Sarah Ricard Orza Seth Orza Noelani Pantastico Jonathan Porretta Lucien Postlewaite Lesley Rausch Jerome Tisserand Laura Tisserand SOLOISTS Kyle Davis Angelica Generosa Joshua Grant Steven Loch Elle Macy Leah Merchant Margaret Mullin Price Suddarth Ezra Thomson Dylan Wald CORPS de BALLET Madison Rayn Abeo Guillaume Basso Ryan Cardea Nancy Casciano Henry Cotton Dammiel Cruz Christopher D’Ariano Cecilia Iliesiu Clara Ruf Maldonado Angeli Mamon Amanda Morgan Sarah Pasch Miles Pertl Christian Poppe Calista Ruat Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan Emma Love Suddarth Madison Taylor Leah Terada Genevieve Waldorf APPRENTICES Mark Cuddihee Abby Jayne DeAngelo Luther DeMyer Juliet Prine Yuki Takahashi Emil de Cou Music Director/Principal Conductor Otto Neubert, Anne Dabrowski, Paul Gibson Ballet Masters Norbert Herriges Technical Director Randall G. Chiarelli Resident Lighting Designer Larae Theige Hascall Costume Shop Manager Christina Siemens Principal Company Pianist Elisabeth Ellis, Company Pianist Nesholm Family SEASON SPONSORS: PRESENTING SPONSORS: Foundation MAJOR SPONSOR: SUPPORTING SPONSOR: Cover: (l-r) Elizabeth Murphy and choreographer Robyn Mineko Williams during the creation of The Trees The Trees. © Lindsay Thomas. DIRECTOR’S Dancers hunger for these chances to enter the studio with a “dance maker and share the journey of creation. The possibilities are infinite and the combination of fresh thinking and uncharted territory is thrilling. © nycdanceproject.com ” about this time every year, we Both were intriguing. I hope to Justin Peck has been creating start to hear from dozens of dancers present Penny’s work soon, but I ballets for 11 years, starting right about their interest in auditioning chose to start with Robyn. Her work after attending a PNB School Summer for PNB. Dozens can become seemed more experimental, like she Course as a teenager. Now 31, he’s hundreds. They come from good was finding her way. The bodies were everywhere as resident choreographer, schools and established companies. testing music, interaction, space, and soloist dancer, and part of the interim Along with head shots and resumes, impact. I thought of how Robyn might team directing NYCB. He’s also most send well-written messages be in the studio with our dancers and choreographing West Side Story, a complimenting aspects of PNB and how they might aid in the process. remake of the original film directed by referencing the tremendous range What I pictured or hoped for was not Steven Spielberg. In the Countenance of our repertoire as a key factor in unlike what I witnessed last August of Kings, set to the groundbreaking their decision to reach out. They when Robyn played the alluring music sounds of Sufjan Stevens’ score, is a cite Alejandro Cerrudo, David of Kyle Vegter and began to sketch fluid and joyous work. It’s also our Dawson, Jessica Lang, Justin Peck, movement with our dancers. There third by the choreographer and you’d and Crystal Pite. Many are fledgling was direction from Robyn, but the be correct in thinking there will choreographers themselves and process felt shared, like a discovery be more. Justin, Matt, and Robyn know about the opportunities PNB of something previously undefined. are all in our studios for this rep, affords students and professionals. Artists, stories, experimentation, adding the insight and inspiration Dancers hunger for these chances to and studio became fertile ground. only a choreographer can give. enter the studio with a dance maker On writing these notes, I haven’t Reps like these are how we and share the journey of creation. seen Matt Neenan work with our contribute to the future of ballet. The possibilities are infinite and the dancers. He brings more experience to Those dancers who long for a job combination of fresh thinking and the studio and stage than Robyn, with at PNB are correct: we have the uncharted territory is thrilling. many works created for Pennsylvania right mix of rep, with classics like Certain companies are regarded Ballet, his own BalletX, and a wide The Sleeping Beauty, Agon, and The as hotbeds of choreographic variety of companies and schools, Moor’s Pavane alongside the latest innovation. One of those companies including New York City Ballet and from these three innovators. Help is Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. the Juilliard School. He’s chosen PNB play a role in the future of A pioneering presenter of work by the music of Oliver Davis, which is dance by leaning into a program Jiri Kylian, Twyla Tharp, and Nacho nothing less than ear candy. All three like this—talk about it, learn, listen, Duato, the troupe has recently been composers on this program are young, reflect, and share. It’s all happening the base for resident choreographer and all three have a timeless and fresh here. Thanks for being a part of it. Alejandro Cerrudo. Several years approach to composition. I encourage ago Hubbard Street artistic director you to dig into the bios of all the Glenn Edgerton called with a artists involved in these works. Some recommendation, suggesting I have are veterans, like lighting designers a look at the choreography of Robyn Rico Chiarelli and Brandon Stirling Peter Boal Mineko Williams. I looked, I liked, Baker and costume designers Mark I looked some more, flying to Grand Zappone and Branimira Ivanova, Rapids, Michigan, (really cold) to while others like Ellen Warren and see works by Robyn and by fellow Alicia Walter are just starting to Hubbard Street alum Penny Saunders. make their contributions known. 4 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PNB Orchestra TICKETS Violin 1 Clarinet EW ORKS OlympicBallet.Org Michael Jinsoo Lim, Jennifer Nelson**, NEDMONDS WEVERETT Concertmaster Principal Center for the Arts Performing Arts Center 425-774-7570 Jennifer Caine Denise Lum March 30, 7pm April 6, 7pm Provine, Associate Bass Clarinet/ Concertmaster Photo: Alante Photography Emilie Choi, Assistant E-Flat Dancers: Elianna Langley & Concertmaster Denise Lum Josh Deininger Stephen Daniels** Bassoon Artistic Directors: Mara Vinson & Oleg Gorboulev Tom Dziekonski* Ella Marie Gray* Mona S. 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