Much of what today is considered classical ballet is grounded in 15th and 16th century European culture, some of it with ...

Performers have spent decades in productions of the holiday show, starting as children and moving on to plum roles; ‘the ...

So when she saw the Kent Stowell-choreographed, Maurice Sendak-designed production of “The Nutcracker” at Pacific Northwest Ballet in the mid-2000s, she adored it — but not all of it.

Weeks ahead of “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ ” the Sugar ... to MCB as a principal in 2021 from Seattle’s Pacific Northwest Ballet, another Balanchine-based company), and ...

The Santa Cruz Dance Theater will be presenting the 1892 two-act classical ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Saturday and ...

Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) presents George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall) — A favorite holiday tradition in the PNW, the beloved fantasy tale has returned to ...

It’s Christmas Eve! Misty and in the 50s today, rainy and in the 40s (with an atmospheric river, as a treat) tomorrow. To anyone who didn’t grow up here it might feel woefully un-festive, but this is ...

“It’s designed to be what ‘Nutcracker’ isn’t ... Stowell is the son of Pacific Northwest Ballet Founding Artistic Directors Kent Stowell and Francia Russell. He received his training at the Pacific ...

who grew up and trained in ballet in Santa Cruz and is now principal dancer at Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle. Postlewaite has been performing in “The Nutcracker” for years as an outside guest ...

This rendition was a stunning production coupled with humor, a satisfying amount of human touch, and the usual technical ...