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PA C I F I C N O R T H W E S T B A L L E T

BEYOND the

MAINSTAGE AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT EVENTS FOR THE 2019/20 SEASON

EXPLORE

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THE ART FORM with PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET’S

AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

PNB HOSTS A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ENJOY DANCER REHEARSALS AND DEMONSTRATIONS, EXPLORE BALLET HISTORY, EXAMINE THE CULTURAL IMPACT OF BALLET, AND CURATE IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DANCERS, ARTISTS, AND LEADERS CREATING BALLET TODAY. READ THE PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS AND LOOK TO THE CALENDAR FOR DATES AND TIMES FOR ALL EVENTS.

FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION Visit PNB.org/audience or call 206.441.2424.

Many events are free and paid tickets are priced affordably to encourage you to participate frequently.

Events and participants subject to change.

Cover: PNB Principal dancer Seth Orza in rehearsal; Left: Pointe shoes © Lindsay Thomas.

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ABOUT PROGRAMS

PNB IMMERSION EXPERIENCE NEW! $40 per session (4 sessions) / Tuesdays @ 5:00 PM and other select dates; The Phelps Center & McCaw Hall TAKE A DEEP DIVE into the program onstage with a new deal for the 2019–2020 season: the PNB Immersion Experience. Designed to immerse you in the creative process before Opening Night, Immersion Experiences include an hour-long studio rehearsal watching the dancers rehearse, hosted by Artistic Director Peter Boal, plus either a PNB Orchestra rehearsal at McCaw Hall hosted by Music Director Emil de Cou or a tour of PNB’s award-winning costume shop with a Q&A with dancers and artists. The Immersion Experience will make a ballet expert out of you! Available for LOCALLY SOURCED, Cinderella, ONE THOUSAND PIECES, and Giselle.

PNB Music Director and Principal Conductor Emil de Cou rehearsing the PNB Orchestra. © Lindsay Thomas.

PNB CONVERSATIONS & DRESS REHEARSAL $30 (inquire about lecture-only option for those with dress rehearsal tickets) Conversations @ 5:30–6:30 PM; Nesholm Family Lecture Hall, McCaw Hall Dress Rehearsal @ 7:00–9:30 PM; Susan Brotman Auditorium, McCaw Hall PNB CONVERSATIONS are hosted by Artistic Director Peter Boal or Audience Education Manager Doug Fullington and offer in-depth interviews with choreographers, stagers, designers, dancers, and other artists involved in putting our repertory on stage. Attend the Conversations event only or stay for Dress Rehearsal.

PNB Education Programs Manager Doug Fullington with former PNB Principal dancer Rachel Foster. © Lindsay Thomas.

BALLET 101 $80 subscription (4 sessions) / $25 per session Tuesdays @ 6:30–8:00 and Saturdays @ 4:00–5:30; The Phelps Center BALLET 101 is a four-part series exploring a range of ballet topics.

PNB artistic staff leads a behind-the-scenes look at many facets of the ballet industry and provides an engaging point of entry for audience members both well-acquainted with and new to PNB and our programs.

Moderated by Audience Education Manager Doug Fullington.

STUDIO & REHEARSAL PRESENTATIONS FREE & $5 (Events with Seattle Opera) / $25 (Studio & discussion events) Dates, times, and locations vary by event, mostly at PNB’s Phelps Center. Studio & Rehearsal Presentation descriptions in the calendar.

THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, PNB will offer a variety of one-time studio presentations related to upcoming programs. Each program is unique—but all are led by industry experts and provide an in-depth look at elements of the work before it takes the stage. Events often include demonstrations and rehearsal by PNB Company dancers, along with conversation and commentary about the ballets.

(Above, left) Angelica Generosa & Elle Macy in rehearsal. © Angela Sterling. (right) Lesley Rausch & Jerome Tisserand © Lindsay Thomas.

SYMPOSIUM ON GISELLE

April 17 @ Kane Hall, The University of Washington RE-ENVISIONING “GISELLE” will be a day-long symposium sponsored

by PNB with the generous support of Patty Edwards, along with the University of Washington School of Music and Simpson Center for the Humanities and Princeton University. See calendar for event description.

More details about speakers and registration to come.

BALLET TALK & MEET THE ARTIST

FREE!

COME EARLY AND STAY LATE! One hour before curtain and immediately following each program (repertory programs only), Nesholm Family Lecture Hall, McCaw Hall

BALLET TALK: Join Education Programs Manager Doug Fullington or a guest speaker for an informal 30-minute introduction to each performance, including discussions of choreography, music, history, design, and the process of bringing ballet to the stage.

MEET THE ARTIST: Join Artistic Director Peter Boal or a member of PNB’s artistic staff with PNB Company dancers for a lively questionand-answer session following each performance.

Alejandro Cerrudo & Price Suddarth in rehearsal. © Lindsay Thomas.

SEASON

2019 / 2020

PERFORMANCES

Sept 27– Oct 6

CARMINA BURANA + AGON Carmina Burana Carl Orff / Kent Stowell Agon Igor Stravinsky / George Balanchine

Nov 8 –17

LOCALLY SOURCED

World premieres by Donald Byrd, Miles Pertl, and Eva Stone Nov 29–Dec 28

GEORGE BALANCHINE’S

THE NUTCRACKER

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky / George Balanchine / Ian Falconer

Jan 31–Feb 9

KENT STOWELL’S

CINDERELLA

Sergei Prokofiev / Kent Stowell

March 13–22

ONE THOUSAND PIECES

Empire Noir Greg Haines / David Dawson One Thousand Pieces Philip Glass / Alejandro Cerrudo

March 15–22

Family Matinee Series

BRUCE WELLS’S

BEAUTY and the BEAST

featuring the students of Pacific Northwest Ballet School Léo Delibes / Bruce Wells

April 10 –19

GISELLE

Adolphe Adam / Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, Peter Boal

May 29–June 7

PITE / THARP / LIANG

Plot Point Bernard Herrmann / Crystal Pite Waiting at the Station Allen Toussaint / Twyla Tharp World premiere by Edwaard Liang

June 7

SEASON ENCORE PERFORMANCE

June 12

NEXT STEP Annual Choreographers’ Showcase PNB SCHOOL PERFORMANCE

June 13

DanceChance students performing at the 2019 School Performance. © Lindsay Thomas.

YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS The ballet future belongs to young fans! PNB has a host of programs designed to bring young people closer to dance.

YOUNG PATRON’S CIRCLE (YPC) PNB.org/YPC Membership group for fans in their 20s & 30s

THE POINTE

PNB.org/ThePointe

Ticket offers for fans in their 20s & 30s

TeenTix

PNB.org/TeenTix

$5 tickets to a plethora of events (including PNB!) with a TeenTix membership

DanceChance

PNB.org/DanceChance

Improving equity and access to ballet training for talented students

Community Education

PNB.org/CommunityEd

PNB partners with local schools on a host of programs designed to bring dance and dance education to children

2019 / 2020

AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS CALENDAR SEPTEMBER

2019

September 14 Interactive Event

Cinderella Family Event

@ 2:30–3:30 PM, 3:30–4:30 PM (Opera Center) $5 adults / Youth 18 and under FREE Dust off the enchanted carriage and bring the whole family to this unique Cinderella-themed event! To celebrate each company’s upcoming production of Cinderella, Seattle Opera and PNB are teaming up for a magical afternoon of song and dance at the new Opera Center. Make music with Seattle Opera teaching artists and learn a dance from PNB’s Cinderella. Make your own mask for the ball and even take a picture with Cinderella! Seattleopera.org/fairytale September 17 Discussion

McCaw Hall Siblings: PNB & Seattle Opera’s Different Cinderellas @ 7:00 PM (Opera Center)

FREE!

Are you a ballet or an opera person, or both? Doug Fullington (PNB Audience Education Manager), and Jonathan Dean (Dramaturg for Seattle Opera) compare and contrast their respective art forms, focusing on how opera and ballet tell the well-known story of Cinderella.

Seattleopera.org/classes-camps-clubs/for-adults/opera-talks

September 26

PNB Conversations & Dress Rehearsal @ 5:30 PM PNB Founding Artistic Director and original Agon cast member Francia Russell with Peter Boal.

September 27–28 and October 3–6

Ballet Talk & Meet the Artist before and after

FREE!

all Carmina Burana + Agon performances (McCaw Hall)

Founding Artistic Director Francia Russell in rehearsal for Agon with George Balanchine & Igor Stravinsky. © Martha Swope.

OCTOBER October 15

Panel Discussion

Ballet 101: Tiaras & Toe Shoes @ 6:30–8:00 PM (Phelps Center)

Join Company ballerinas and Costume Shop staff for this discussion of ballet gear from head to toe—from what goes into preparing pointe shoes to the number of pins it takes to keep a tiara in place during performance.

OCTOBER (cont.)

October 29

Immersion Experience

LOCALLY SOURCED: Studio Rehearsal @ 5:00–6:00 PM (Phelps Center)

Sit courtside while PNB dancers rehearse excerpts from LOCALLY SOURCED.

NOVEMBER November 6

Immersion Experience

LOCALLY SOURCED: Orchestra Rehearsal Observation @ 10:30 AM–Noon (McCaw Hall)

Listen in on a PNB Orchestra rehearsal with PNB Music Director Emil de Cou. November 7

PNB Conversations & Dress Rehearsal @ 5:30 PM (McCaw Hall)

Choreographers Donald Byrd, Miles Pertl, and Eva Stone share creative insights on their world premiere works for LOCALLY SOURCED. November 8–9, 14–17

Ballet Talk & Meet the Artist before and after all

FREE!

LOCALLY SOURCED performances. (McCaw Hall) November 19

Studio Presentation

The Evolution of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

®

@ 4:30-6:00 PM (Phelps Center)

Do ballets ever change? In the case of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, the answer is most certainly Yes! From its roots in the 1892 original to Balanchine’s production for New York City Ballet right up to today at PNB, this beloved classic has been an evolving masterwork. Join Peter Boal, Doug Fullington, Company dancers, and students of PNB School and find out all about it.

Pacific Northwest Ballet School students in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. © Angela Sterling.

JANUARY January 18

2020

Studio Presentation

Our Youngest Performers: Working with Children on Stage @ 4:00-5:30 PM (Phelps Center)

Children play an important role in many of PNB’s full-length ballets, a tradition that goes back to Balanchine, Petipa, and beyond. Ballet Master Otto Neubert, Family Matinee Ballet Master Michele Curtis, and students of PNB School rehearse Kent Stowell’s Cinderella and Bruce Wells’ Beauty and the Beast as you observe, followed by a discussion and Q&A. January 21

Immersion Experience

Cinderella: Studio Rehearsal & Costume Shop Tour @ 5:00–7:00 PM (Phelps Center)

Sit courtside while PNB dancers rehearse excerpts from Cinderella, followed by a tour of PNB’s costume shop and Q&A with the artists.

January 30

PNB Conversations & Dress Rehearsal @ 5:30 PM (McCaw Hall)

PNB Company dancers share their experiences about performing Cinderella.

January 31 & February 1–2, 5–9

Ballet Talk & Meet the Artist @ 5:30 PM (McCaw Hall)

FREE!

Ballet Talk & Meet the Artist before and after all Cinderella performances.

FEBRUARY February 22

Studio Demonstration

Ballet 101: Dancing 19th-century ballets today @ 4:00–5:30 PM (Phelps Center)

Ballet classics from the 19th century figure prominently in today’s repertory, but much has changed over the past 200 years, from technique and training to body types and aesthetics. Audience Education Manager Doug Fullington and PNB School Professional Division students will discuss and demonstrate the challenges and rewards of this unique repertory.

MARCH March 3

Immersion Experience

ONE THOUSAND PIECES: Studio Rehearsal @ 5:00–6:00 PM (Phelps Center)

Sit courtside while PNB dancers rehearse excerpts from ONE THOUSAND PIECES. March 11

Immersion Experience

ONE THOUSAND PIECES: Orchestra Rehearsal @ 10:30–Noon (McCaw Hall)

Listen in on a PNB Orchestra rehearsal for One Thousand Pieces (music by Philip Glass) with PNB Music Director Emil De Cou. March 12

PNB Conversations & Dress Rehearsal @ 5:30 PM (McCaw Hall)

One Thousand Pieces choreographer, former Hubbard Street dancer, and choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo in discussion with Peter Boal.

March 13–14, 19–22

Ballet Talk & Meet the Artist

FREE!

before and after all One Thousand Pieces + Empire Noir performances.

(McCaw Hall)

March 24

Panel Discussion & Demonstration

Ballet 101: The Business of Ballet @ 6:30–8:00 PM (Phelps Center)

Join Artistic Director Peter Boal and senior artistic and administrative staff for a discussion of PNB’s 2019/2020 season, including the business of ballet acquisition, commissioning, touring, and working with scenery, costumes, and more.

March 31

Immersion Experience

Giselle Studio Rehearsal & Costume Shop Tour @ 5:00–7:00 PM (McCaw Hall)

Sit courtside while PNB dancers rehearse excerpts from Giselle, followed by a tour PNB’s costume shop and Q&A with the artists.

Artists from the PNB Costume Shop creating the Giselle costumes. © Lindsay Thomas.

APRIL April 9

PNB Conversations & Dress Rehearsal @ 5:30 PM (McCaw Hall)

Dance historians Marian Smith with Doug Fullington are international experts on Giselle’s historical record. Hear about their work examining and reconstructing one of ballet’s most enduring tales.

APRIL (cont.)

April 10–11, 16–19

Ballet Talk & Meet the Artist before and after all Giselle

FREE!

performances. Select pre-performance Ballet Talks will feature special guests from the PNB/UW Giselle symposium.

April 16

Studio Demonstration

Studio Demonstration: Giselle Reconstructed @ Time to be announced (Phelps Center)

See ballet history in real time in this studio demonstration following the choreographic evolution of Giselle from the 1800s through today, followed by a Q&A. April 17

Symposium on Giselle at the University of Washington PNB teams up with the University of Washington School of Music to present Re-Envisioning “Giselle”, a day-long symposium hosted by Audience Education Manager Doug Fullington and featuring scholars and dance writers from the U.S. and abroad who will offer an array of presentations on Giselle both then and now. Re-Envisioning “Giselle” is generously sponsored by Patty Edwards, along with the University of Washington School of Music and Simpson Center for the Humanities and Princeton University.

April 18

Panel Discussion

Giselle Roundtable Discussion @ 10:00–11:30 AM (McCaw Hall)

Alastair Macaulay, former chief dance critic of The New York Times, will moderate a roundtable discussion of all things Giselle, featuring scholars and practitioners.

MAY May 16

Ballet 101 Studio Presentation

New Voices: Choreography and Process for Young Women in Dance @ 4:00–5:30 PM (Phelps Center) Ballet sees too few women pursuing the art of choreography. PNB School’s first-of-its-kind year-round student choreography class encourages young women to take an early interest in choreography and is made possible through funding support from the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. Observe the process and results in the demonstration led by faculty member Eva Stone and PNB School’s Level VII women.

May 28

PNB Conversations & Dress Rehearsal @ 5:30 PM (McCaw Hall) Guests to be announced.

May 29–30 & June 4–7

Ballet Talk & Meet the Artist before and after all PITE-THARP-LIANG performances.

PNB dancers and guests at a Studio Rehearsal. © Peter Boal.

FREE!

TICKETS & INFORMATION VISIT PNB.org/audience or CALL 206.441.2424 Many events are free and paid tickets are priced affordably to encourage you to participate frequently.

Costume elements backstage. © Lindsay Thomas.

PNB’s Beyond the Mainstage brochure is generously underwritten by H. David Kaplan.

Thank you, Dave!

PNB Trustee H. David Kaplan with costume designer Jerome Kaplan. © Lindsay Thomas.

CONTACT & VENUE INFORMATION STAY IN TOUCH! Join the enews list at PNB.org/enews

PNB ADMINISTRATION, STUDIOS & SCHOOL Phelps Center 301 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA 98109 / 206.441.9411

Box Office

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Community Education

206.441,2415 / education@pnb.org

Development

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