This is a prevue version of an upcoming article by Xavier Lopez --if you have stumbled upon this then you are looking at an incomplete version that is likely to change many times before it is complete. 



Pacific Northwest Ballet company dancers in Serenade, choreographed by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. PNB presents Serenade on a triple-bill with a ballet by Alexei Ratmansky, and a world premiere by Jessica Lang, onstage at Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall September 25 – October 4, 2026. For tickets and info, contact the PNB Box Office, 206.441.2424 or PNB.org. Photo © Angela Sterling.








Pacific Northwest Ballet company dancers in Alexei Ratmansky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. PNB presents Pictures at an Exhibition on a triple-bill with works by George Balanchine and Jessica Lang, onstage at Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall September 25 – October 4, 2026. For tickets and info, contact the PNB Box Office, 206.441.2424 or PNB.org. Photo © Angela Sterling.






Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Dylan Wald with PNB company dancers in the world premiere of Jessica Lang’s Pages. PNB presents Pages on a triple-bill with works by George Balanchine and Alexei Ratmansky, onstage at Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall September 25 – October 4, 2026. For tickets and info, contact the PNB Box Office, 206.441.2424 or PNB.org. Photo © Angela Sterling.


 


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