Pacific Northwest Ballet Archives - Dance Informa Magazine

Serena Lu in rehearsal with Movement Headquarters.

Movement Headquarters Ballet Company aims to #BringBalletBack

Movement Headquarters Ballet Company, based in New York, is making its debut on February 16, at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater. Artistic Director Barry Kerollis has focused the company’s first year...

Laurel Lawson as Venus is flying in the air with arms spread wide, wheels spinning, and supported by Alice Sheppard as Andromeda who is lifting from the ground below. They are making eye contact and smiling. Photo by Jay Newman / BRITT Festival.

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Disability arts leader Laurel Lawson is Dance/USA Artist Fellow

Laurel Lawson, an Atlanta-based activist, disability arts leader, dancer and technologist recently received an inaugural Dance/USA Artist Fellowship. The select group includes...

San Francisco Ballet's Hansuke Yamamoto in Helgi Tomasson's 'Nutcracker'. Photo by Erik Tomasson.

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Final Bow for Yellowface: Ending outdated representations of Asians in ballet

It was yet another Nutcracker season at New York City Ballet (NYCB), and the company was getting more and more letters questioning...

Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancers Lindsi Dec and Karel Cruz in Alexei Ratmansky’s 'Don Quixote'. Photo by Angela Sterling.

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What’s next for Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Karel Cruz?

“I know myself only dancing, and being a ballet dancer my whole life. What is it going to be like to transition?”...

Cincinnati Ballet's Melissa Gelfin. Photo by Peter Mueller.

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Dancers share their Christmas traditions

‘Tis the season to reflect on the past year, spend time with family and loved ones, and create new memories. It’s also...

Margaret Mullin and Nel Shelby filming 'Laura's Women'. Photo by Christopher Duggan.

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‘No Dominion’: Celebrating the remarkable life of Ian Horvath

Imagine yourself in the seventh grade. Got the picture? Now try to recall your greatest dreams from that time and the people...

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Elizabeth Murphy with company dancers in Alexei Ratmansky’s Don Quixote. Photo by Angela Sterling.

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The Balancing Act of a Principal Dancer and Entrepreneur: Elizabeth Murphy

In the professional dance world, we go through various stages in our career in hopes of landing our dream job. We quickly...

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Wade Walthall – dancing in the age of Balanchine & Nureyev

Former male ballet dancer and current accomplished teacher recalls dancing in the age of Balanchine, Nureyev and other greats. Many believe that the...

Pacific Northwest Ballet Soloist Sarah Ricard Orza with daughter Lola

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Are you a dancer and a mother?

Last month, Dance Informa celebrated three wonderful women who take on the double duty of mother and dancer. Here, we honor four...

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Celebrating Moms Who Dance

If you’re a dancer, then you know that it takes a lot of discipline, sacrifice and time to devote yourself to the...

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The Future is Here with LA Dance Project

Carla Körbes and James Fayette on Cultivating Creative Communities. What do the Château de Versailles, Memphis-native street dance sensation Lil Buck, and...

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New Video: Find Your Fifth

New York City-based ballet master and teacher Matthew Powell has turned to his dancer colleagues and the spirit of his city to...

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Auditioning by Video

By Laura Di Orio of Dance Informa. Some dance opportunities, whether they are full-time company jobs, guest artist gigs or summer programs,...

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Lovebirds at Pacific Northwest Ballet

This Valentine’s month enjoy the love story of newlyweds Emma and Price Suddarth… By Chelsea Thomas of Dance Informa. It all started...

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Hayden Hopkins receives top prize for Dance Upon A Dream Season 2

By Chelsea Thomas and Deborah Searle of Dance Informa. Sometimes the best decisions are made on a whim, completely spontaneously. At least...

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Ballet or Bust

DI brings you the best from New York City’s bleak summer ballet calendar By Leah Gerstenlauer. It’s summer in New York City...

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Defining Contemporary Dance in America Part II: Spectrum Dance Theater

By Stephanie Wolf. “Emphatic, full-bodied, theatrically dynamic, virtuosic,” these are just a few of the words used by Artistic Director, Donald Byrd,...

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Fall for Dance, Program 4

City Center, New York City October 6 2012 By Tara Sheena. Fall for Dance descends annually in the wake of the cold...

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Tom Gold Dance: A Fresh Face on Classical Dance

By Stephanie Wolf. The New York dance scene is saturated with burgeoning choreographers and dance companies, giving Manhattinites an overwhelming catalogue of...