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WE’VE SPENT THE BETTER PART OF A DECADE BUILDING A REPERTORY THAT RIVALS THAT OF ANY LARGE-SCALE CLASSICAL BALLET COMPANY IN THE WORLD, adding works by the greatest and most sought-after choreographers of our time, while continuing to provide opportunities for promising newcomers. This season offers a beautiful balance of ballets by familiar favorites and the next generation of innovators.

George Balanchine has been a constant in our company’s rich history. Despite his Georgian birth, he considered himself the quintessential American, often sporting a bolo tie and feeding off the energy of New York City to create his iconic ballet company. Four of his ballets are on proud display this year, and the unveiling of his winning Nutcracker, with all new sets and costumes by Ian Falconer, is the centerpiece of our season.

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EMErGEnCETIDE HARMONIC Music: Joby Talbot Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon

PRODIGAL SON Music: Sergei Prokofiev Libretto: Boris Kochno Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust

THE CONCERT (or, The Perils of Everybody) Music: Frederic Chopin Choreography: Jerome Robbins

IN REP 1, we see the return of Balanchine’s Prodigal Son, choreographed by the ballet master at the age of 25 for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Another relative youngster, Christopher Wheeldon, shares the program with Mr. B, represented by his dramatic Tide Harmonic, created for PNB in 2013. Jerome Robbins’ sidesplitting comedy, The Concert, closes this perfect season opener.

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SUM STRAVINSKY Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography: Kiyon Gaines

THE CALLING (PNB Premiere) Music: Anonymous, 12th-13th c. Choreography: Jessica Lang

WORLD PREMIERE Music: Barret Anspach Choreography: Price Suddarth

EMERGENCE Music: Owen Belton Choreography: Crystal Pite

(opposite) Company dancers in Tide Harmonic. (above) Rachel Foster and Joshua Grant in Emergence.

HOW MANY OF YOU have been counting the days until you could see Crystal Pite’s Emergence again? I know I have and our dancers feel the same way. There are three works this season by members of our PNB family and the first is Kiyon Gaines’ electric Sum Stravinsky, which opens our second program. A haunting work by Jessica Lang receives its Company premiere alongside a world premiere by our own Price Suddarth. If you’ve ever wanted to look into a crystal ball to see works by the next generation of dance makers, this program is for you.

Sept 25–Oct 4, 2015

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November 6–15, 2015

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RUSH Music: Bohuslav Martinu Choreography: Paul Gibson

LITTLE MORTAL JUMP (PNB Premiere) Music: various Choreography: Alejandro Cerrudo

YEAR OF THE RABBIT (PNB Premiere) Music: Sufjan Stevens Choreography: Justin Peck

February 5–14, 2016 March 18–27, 2016

(above) Carla Körbes and Seth Orza. (opposite) Kaori Nakamura and Jeffrey Stanton with (silhouette) Company dancers in Rush.

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Music: Sergei Prokofiev

Choreography: Jean-Christophe Maillot

Scenic Design: Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Costume Design: Jérôme Kaplan

Lighting Design: Dominique Drillot

JEAN-CHRISTOPHE MAILLOT’S brilliant take on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet garnered classic status when PNB became the first American company to present it almost a decade ago. Though Maillot is the mastermind behind this intoxicating creation, equal credit goes to his collaborators—lighting designer Dominique Drillot, set designer Ernest Pignon-Ernest, and PNB favorite, costume designer Jérôme Kaplan (Don Quixote and Giselle).

PNB'S PAUL GIBSON WEARS SEVERAL HATS: an essential ballet master, scheduler, and teacher. In his spare time, he’s an impressive choreographer, too. Rush premiered in the Mercer Arts Arena in 2003 and though we don’t want to revisit the venue, the ballet deserves another look. Reworked for this program, Rush kicks off a trio of works featuring PNB premieres by two talented youngsters—Alejandro Cerrudo’s Little mortal jump and Justin Peck’s Year of the Rabbit. Cerrudo is Resident Choreographer for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Peck is New York City Ballet’s Resident Choreographer. This trio of contemporary works offers an energetic mix of speed, sculpture, and fresh musical offerings.

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FANCY FREE Music: Leonard Bernstein Choreography: Jerome Robbins

SQUARE DANCE Music: Antonio Vivaldi and Arcangelo Corelli Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust

WAITING AT THE STATION Music: Allen Toussaint Choreography: Twyla Tharp

April 15–24, 2016 June 3–12, 2016

(above) Maria Chapman with Company dancers. (opposite) Jonathan Porretta and Glenn Kawasaki in Fancy Free.

Music: Léo Delibes

Choreography: Alexandra Danilova and George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust (after Marius Petipa)

Scenic and Costume Design: Roberta Guidi di Bagno

Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli

WHEN THE CURTAIN GOES UP on PNB’s delightful Coppélia, audiences applaud and anticipation is rewarded as this heartwarming comedy works its magic. Balanchine offers pristine choreography for our tiniest ballerinas from PNB School, plus spirited mime topped off with bravura dancing.

This one’s perfect for the entire family!

WE CLOSE THE SEASON with a look at three of the greatest choreographers of our time and their take on the American landscape. Square Dance, originally performed with a caller seated atop bales of hay, equates the formal patterns of square dancing with the architecture of Vivaldi, Corelli, and classical ballet. Robbins’ first work, Fancy Free, not only put himself, set designer Oliver Smith, and composer Leonard Bernstein on the map; it charted a whole new course for American theater and dance. One bar, two broads, and three sailors on leave—did someone say plot?

How do you close out a stellar season like this one? What could possibly be the final firework? Only Twyla Tharp’s Waiting at the Station, her epic creation for PNB to the foot-stomping rhythms of Allen Toussaint, could pull that off. Yes, the train’s pulling into the station and you have the chance to get on board.

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FIRST LOOK

MARCH 20–26, 2016Performed by PNB School students

Music: Adolphe Adam, Léo Delibes and Cesare Pugni

Choreography: Marius Petipa

Reconstruction and Staging: Doug Fullington

Join First Look Honorary Chair Ian Falconer—famous children’s author and illustrator and scenic and costume designer for PNB’s magical new production of The Nutcracker —and be first to see an exciting parade of the new costumes.

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THIS NOVEMBER, the curtain will rise on Pacific Northwest Ballet’s magical NEW production of The Nutcracker. Featuring choreography by the great George Balanchine, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s timeless score, performed by the PNB Orchestra, amazing new sets and costumes by world-famous children’s author and illustrator Ian Falconer (Olivia), and more than 150 roles, The Nutcracker is the must-attend event of the holidays.

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SNOWFLAKE SUPPORTERS $250–$499 Ian Falconer will sign and mail you a production image.

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