Pacific Northwest Ballet Mini Season

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PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET 2008-2009 SEASON

Josh Spell, Lucien Postlewaite & Benjamin Griffiths in Mark Morris’ Pacific. © Angela Sterling.

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“ Pacific N ort h west B allet combines pri z ed repertory favorites wit h bold new additions for a dramatically diverse season, including PNB premieres by Jerome Robbins, Mark Morris, and Christopher Wheeldon; an ALL THARP program, and March’s BROADWAY FESTIVAL, alongside the classical splendors of George Balanchine’s Jewels™ and Kent Stowell’s magnificent Swan Lake. Offering ten new works, including three major commissions for the company, there is no better time to be at the ballet and no better time to subscribe. We hope you will join us for this thrilling and historic season.” – Peter Boal, Artistic Director Proud sponsors of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2008-2009 Season:

The John Graham Foundation

Generous funding provided by: 4Culture, ArtsFund, Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Scandinavian Airlines and Washington State Arts Commission.

THE FIRST FOUR

INCLU DING CHOOSE YOU R OWN!

Brand New, Balanchine, and Broadway This eight-premiere package offers a rarely distilled look at what’s new at PNB. Two specially commissioned world premiere works from pioneer boundary-breaker Twyla Tharp launch the season, and more new works take the stage in November with additions from Mark Morris and rising-star dancer/choreographers Benjamin Millepied and PNB’s own Kiyon Gaines. The return of George Balanchine’s full-length Jewels™ offers a breathtaking neoclassic pause in February before March kicks up its heels with premieres of three Broadway masterworks and the return of Susan Stroman’s TAKE FIVE … More or Less.

ALL THARP

NEW WORKS

George Balanchine’s

September 25 - October 5, 2008

November 6 - 16, 2008

January 29 - February 7, 2009

**New Tharp Music: Johannes Brahms Choreography: Twyla Tharp

* A Garden Music: Richard Strauss

JEWELS™

Emeralds Music: Gabriel Fauré

Choreography: Mark Morris

Music: Valdimir Martynov Choreography: Twyla Tharp

Nine Sinatra Songs

**M-Pulse

Music: Steve Reich

Choreography: Twyla Tharp

Choreography: Benjamin Millepied

*PNB Premiere **World Premiere

One Flat Thing, reproduced

TAKE FIVE … More or Less

Music: Leonard Bernstein

Music: Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond Choreography: Susan Stroman

Music: Igor Stravinsky

*Carousel (A Dance)

*Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

Diamonds

Music: Richard Rodgers

Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon

**New Millepied

Music: Frank Sinatra

Music: Thom Willems

Music: from On Your Toes

by Richard Rodgers Choreography: George Balanchine

SERIES

Choreography: William Forsythe

*West Side Story Suite

Choreography: Jerome Robbins

Music: Cristina Spinei Choreography: Kiyon Gaines

March 12 - 22, 2009

Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim

Rubies **New Tharp

BROADWAY FESTIVAL

ALL THARP

NEW WORKS

George Balanchine’s

JEWELS™

BROADWAY FESTIVAL

Generous sponsorship

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Thursdays at 7:30

Sept 25

Nov 6

Jan 29

Mar 12

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Sept 26

Nov 7

Jan 30

Mar 13

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Nov 8

Jan 31

Mar 14

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Jan 31

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Learn more about the works and artists of PNB’s 2008-2009 season

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Mar 19

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Opposite page: Kari Brunson in TAKE FIVE ... More or Less. © Angela Sterling.

This page: James Moore in One Flat Thing, reproduced. © Angela Sterling.

Programming subject to change.

THE FINAL FOUR THE CL ASSICS From Balanchine’s gems to modern-day masterworks and moonlit swans, this package combines great music and dance for powerful classics to classical substance. Following Jewels’ multifaceted kaleidoscope of style and splendor, March’s trio of premieres joins Susan Stroman’s TAKE FIVE … More or Less to capture timeless Broadway magic. The spring’s exquisite classical centerpiece is Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake, returning in full-length majesty to fill McCaw Hall’s stage with idyllic beauty and stunning performances.

Two major PNB acquisitions, Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering and Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain pas de deux, combine with Symphony in C’s show-stopping virtuoso technique to cap the season with significance.

George Balanchine’s

JEWELS™

January 29 - February 7, 2009 Emeralds Music: Gabriel Fauré

Rubies

BROADWAY FESTIVAL

Kent Stowell’s

March 12 - 22, 2009

April 9 - 19, 2009**

*West Side Story Suite

Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

DIRECTOR’S CHOICE May 28 - June 7, 2009 *Dances at a Gathering

Symphony in C

Music: Leonard Bernstein

Choreography: Kent Stowell

Music: Frederic Chopin

Music: Georges Bizet

Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim

Staging: Francia Russell

Choreography: Jerome Robbins

Choreography: George Balanchine

Choreography: Jerome Robbins

Music: Igor Stravinsky

after Petipa/Ivanov Scenic Design: Ming Cho Lee

*Carousel (A Dance) Diamonds

Music: Richard Rodgers

Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon

TAKE FIVE … More or Less *PNB Premiere

SWAN LAKE

Music: Dave Brubeck and

*After the Rain pas de deux

Costume Design: Paul Tazewell

Music: Arvo Pärt

Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli

Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon

**Please note: all matinee performances of Kent Stowell’s SWAN LAKE are at 1:00 pm.

Paul Desmond Choreography: Susan Stroman

*Slaughter on Tenth Avenue Music: from On Your Toes

by Richard Rodgers

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George Balanchine’s

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Learn more about the works and artists of PNB’s 2008-2009 season by

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Feb 5

visiting www.pnb.org.

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Feb 6

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Choreography: George Balanchine

This page: The Company in Diamonds. © Angela Sterling.

Opposite page: Lesley Rausch & Jeffrey Stanton in TAKE FIVE ... More or Less. © Angela Sterling.

BROADWAY FESTIVAL

Kent Stowell’s

SWAN LAKE

DIRECTOR’S CHOICE

Mar 12

April 9

May 28

Mar 13

April 10

May 29

Mar 14 Mar 14

April 11** April 11

May 30 May 30

Mar 19

April 16

June 4

Mar 20

April 17

June 5

Feb 7

Mar 21

April 18

June 6

Feb 1

Mar 22

April 19

June 7

Programming subject to change.

September through June—Select Four Favorites!

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CHOOSE YOUR OWN

Just for you!

Customize the season your way by choosing any four programs on any four performance dates! Refer to The First Four and The Final Four packages for program choices. Seating for Choose Your Own packages will not be the same for each performance, but as a subscriber you will receive the best available seating in the section of your choice. Series and seating prices on the next page.

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SUBSCRIBE TO THE ENTIRE SEASON FOR AS LITTLE AS $120!

ADD ON NOW! Avoid the rush and sold-out dates by reserving seats now for FIRST LOOK 2008 and the Stowell/Sendak 25th Anniversary Nutcracker. It’s easy—simply add on to your four-program package. You’ll be glad you planned ahead! Find dates, times, seating and prices for FIRST LOOK 2008 and the 25th Anniversary Stowell/Sendak Nutcracker on next page.

Choose Your Series and Seats

Put four performances on your calendar today! Includes a facility fee of $8.

Preferred sections include preferred seating contribution.

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Step 1 Select Your Package

(see previous pages for details on packages & programs)

(see previous pages for series dates & times)

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A Preferred Seating Subscription is a convenient, rewarding and tax-deductible way to support PNB. The chart below reflects the per-seat, tax-deductible portion of your subscription. For more information please visit www.pnb.org/friends.

Preferred Seating Contribution Amounts The chart below reflects the per-seat, tax-deductible portion of your subscription.

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ADD-ON

6:30 pm at McCaw Hall

Toast a new season with hundreds of patrons and party lovers who relish PNB’s annual Season Preview Performance as an intoxicating aperitif to the year’s most exciting programs and performers. Enjoy the season-sampling performance and a champagne intermission, or opt to make yours a complete red carpet evening by joining the artists for a Gala dinner in the wings, followed by Seattle’s best-dressed on-stage dance party.

Preview Performance

Programming subject to change.

Series E, F & H

*The entire Dress Circle is preferred for opening night.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue Emeralds pas de trois New Tharp After the Rain pas de deux Symphony in C

Series C & G

Season Preview Performance with champagne intermission - $75

Post-Performance Gala

Contact events@pnb.org to add these Gala options: Post-performance cocktail party & dancing onstage - $125 Post-performance dinner & dancing onstage - $375 Supporter $750 Patron $2,500 Benefactor $5,000 Luminary

PNB Box Office - 206.441.2424 Visit www.pnb.org/events for more information on Gala ticket levels.

Ariana Lallone. © Marc von Borstel.

Series C & G $100 $100 $75 $175 $250

Series E, F & H $100 $100 $50 $100 $250

ADD-ON

25th Anniversary November 28 - December 30, 2008

NUTCRACKER

Stowell/Sendak

Ignore Christmas carols on the street corner and shoppers looking for bargains. The season doesn’t seem official until Pacific Northwest Ballet begins its splendid annual ritual Nutcracker at McCaw Hall.

Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: Kent Stowell Scenic and Costume Design: Maurice Sendak Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli

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PEAK

PNB’s cherished Stowell/Sendak Nutcracker celebrates its 25th Anniversary with showers of silver and snow. Special guests, surprise appearances and McCaw Hall shimmering with light and merriment promise this year’s Nutcracker will be the most festive event of the season. There’s no greater gift than a magical memory and no holiday entertainment quite like Nutcracker!

Make plans now to give 25th Anniversary Nutcracker to family and friends before calendars fill up and seats sell out!

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Prices subject to change without notice. *Child rates are applicable to children ages 0–12. All ages require a ticket for admission, including babes in arms. Prices include a $2 per ticket facility fee, except for Second Tier Side Back.

The Company in Kent Stowell’s Nutcracker. © Angela Sterling. Nutcracker artwork by Maurice Sendak.

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November 28 November 29 November 30 December 5 December 6 December 7 December 11 December 12 December 13 December 14 December 17 December 18 December 19 December 20 December 21 December 22 December 23 December 24 December 26 December 27 December 28 December 29 December 30

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Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Karel Cruz. © Marc von Borstel.