Pacific Northwest Ballet: May Daze, May Days!

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Price Suddarth in Emergence

Dance in Bloom

So much beautiful dance is blooming here at Pacific Northwest Ballet this May! Rena Butler is putting the finishing touches on her new work Cracks, PNB School students are hard at work on their end-of-year performances, and Season Encore, the exciting finale of the 2024/25 season, is coming together. So many gorgeous ballet moments to soak in, so little time! Keep scrolling for updates on everything we're up to this month.

Leta Biasucci and Ezra Thomson in Her Door to the Sky

Looking Forward

We're making plans for 2025/26! Did you know this will be Artistic Director Peter Boal's 20th season with the company? We chatted with Boal on the PNB Blog about his tenure, and what he's most looking forward to next year. Visit our website to learn more about this exciting season.

Larry Lancaster rehearses Rena Butler's Cracks

DIRECTOR'S CHOICE

Our last production of the 2024/25 season opens May 30! Join us for Twyla Tharp's American classic Nine Sinatra Songs, the celebratory ...throes of increasing wonder by PNB's own Kiyon Ross, and Cracks–a new work by Rena Butler. Click here to get your tickets today!

PNB Company dancers in Crystal Pite's Emergence

Season Encore

Wrap up the year in style! This one-night-only performance features an encore performance of Crystal Pite’s Emergence, as well as solos and tributes to departing dancers Cecilia Iliesiu, Miles Pertl, and Price Suddarth. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to say farewell: get your tickets today!

Elizabeth Murphy prepares pointe shoes

GiveBIG

Today is the last day to GiveBIG! This season, PNB’s dancers will rehearse and perform in over 2,000 pairs of custom-fit, handcrafted pointe shoes. A generous donor will match the first $10,000 of gifts made today to PNB's Pointe Shoe Fund. Keep us on our toes and make twice the impact by making a gift today!

Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan in The Sleeping Beauty

Give Today, Get Beauty

Did you know that ticket sales cover less than half of a ballet's cost? Donations helps us deliver high-quality productions. Give $300 today, and we'll send you your very own piece of The Sleeping Beauty — a sketch of costume designer Paul Tazewell's work and a piece of the fabric used to create these stunning costumes.

PNB School Student performs

Summers at PNB School

Is your little one looking for something fun to do this summer? PNB offers summer camps and classes! Our Summer Saturday series offers energizing classes for kids ages 2-7. Eastside Summer Dance Workshops are week-long experiences for kids ages 5-7. Click here to learn more, or to snag your spot today.

PNB School students perform

School Performance

PNB School's 44th Annual School Performances are coming up on Saturday, June 14. Celebrate these talented students with special performances, new works, and a partnership with Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Juan Felipe Molano. Click here to get your tickets today.

PNB School Professional Division students perform

NEXT STEP

Join us for NEXT STEP, PNB’s annual choreographic workshop performance, on June 13! We caught up with one of the NEXT STEP choreographers, Amanda Morgan, to find out what she's carrying in her dancer bag. Hear more from the choreographers on the PNB Blog, and visit our website to buy your tickets today!

Dance for PD

Pride Night

Join us on Friday, June 6, 2025, for a special PNB Pride Night celebration. Enjoy our season-closing performance, DIRECTOR’S CHOICE, along with drink specials, lobby activations, photo ops, and more. We'd love to see you there. Click here to learn more!

Beauty and the Beast

Student Matinees

Are you a parent or educator looking to get your students a ballet education?

Student Matinees connect students to the heart of PNB and are the perfect introduction to live dance. Reach out to Emma Paulini at epaulini@pnb.org or call 206-441-2424 to get started.

Dance for PD

Seattle Rep Discount

Experience Duel Reality at Seattle Rep — where Romeo and Juliet collides with jaw-dropping acrobatics and fierce rivalries in a high-energy showdown from The 7 Fingers. Use your exclusive PNB discount to sit in the house or right on stage—up in the action. Click here to get your tickets today!

Brazilfest at Seattle Center

Summer at Seattle Center

There's so much to do this summer at Seattle Center! Enjoy pop-up musical performances, cultural celebrations, festivals, movies, workout classes, and so much more, all in this stunning gathering place PNB is honored to call home. Click here to explore this summer's action-packed calendar.

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Rena Butler rehearses Cracks with PNB Company dancers, photo © Lindsay Thomas.


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Peter Boal and Lesley Rausch rehearse Ulysses Dove's Red Angels, photo © Angela Sterling. Larry Lancaster rehearses Rena Butler's Cracks, photo © Lindsay Thomas. PNB Company dancers in Crystal Pite's Emergence, photo © Angela Sterling. Elizabeth Murphy preps pointe shoes, photo © Lindsay Thomas. Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan in The Sleeping Beauty, photo © Angela Sterling. PNB School student, photo © Angela Sterling. PNB School students at School Performance, photo © Lindsay Thomas. PNB School students in NEXT STEP, photo © Lindsay Thomas. PNB Company dancers in Kiyon Ross' ...throes of increasing wonder, photo © Angela Sterling. PNB School students in Bruce Wells' Beauty and the Beast, photo © Lindsay Thomas. Duel Reality photo courtesy Seattle Rep. Brazilfest photo courtesy Seattle Center.



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