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Pacific Northwest Ballet company dancers in Alexander Ekman’s Cacti, which PNB is presenting as part of ALL PREMIERE, November 2 – 11, 2018. Photo © Angela Sterling.

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Cacti at Pacific Northwest Ballet

PNB dancers in Alexander Ekman’s Cacti Photo © Angela Sterling. c/o PNB

All Premiere, the second program of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2018-2019 season, is an annual tradition that features some of the most interesting and innovative dance in the ballet world. I’ve already talked about A Dark and Lonely Space, which surprised me with its – literally – cosmic scope, and about the ballet I was most looking forward to, Silent Ghost by Alejandro Cerrudo. The final piece in the program was Cacti, a comic ballet that provides an ironic perspective on the arts world.

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Noelani Pantastico and Lucien Postlewaite in Silent Ghost. Photo © Angela Sterling c/o PNB.

All Premiere, the second program of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2018-2019 season, is an annual tradition. Together with Director’s Choice, you can count on All Premiere to feature some of the most interesting and innovative dance in the ballet world. This year was as exceptional as always. I’ve already talked about A Dark and Lonely Space, which surprised me with its – literally – cosmic scope. The ballet I was most looking forward to was the middle piece of the program, Silent Ghost by Alejandro Cerrudo.

A Dark and Lonely Space at Pacific Northwest Ballet

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Leta Biasucci (center), soprano Christina Siemens, and company dancers in the world premiere of Kyle Davis’s A Dark and Lonely Space, which PNB is presenting as part of ALL PREMIERE, November 2 – 11, 2018. Photo © Angela Sterling.

PNB dancer Leta Biasucci (center), soprano Christina Siemens, and company in A Dark and Lonely Space. Photo © Angela Sterling c/o PNB.

All Premiere is the second program of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2018-2019 season. Like Director’s Choice, you can count on All Premiere to feature some of the most interesting and innovative contemporary ballet available. This year started out with a (big) bang: Kyle Davis’ A Dark and Lonely Space.

All Premiere at Pacific Northwest Ballet

Pacific Northwest Ballet corps de ballet dancers Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan and Christian Poppe in Alexander Ekman’s Cacti, which PNB is presenting as part of ALL PREMIERE, November 2 – 11, 2018. Photo © Angela Sterling.

All Premiere is the second program of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2018-2019 season. In contrast to the Jerome Robbins Festival, which was a unique sort of double feature, All Premiere is an annual tradition at PNB. Every year, PNB does one program of all new ballets. Sometimes they are literally brand new, and sometimes they are just new to PNB. Usually there’s some of both. Like Director’s Choice, you can count on All Premiere to feature some of the most interesting and innovative contemporary ballet available. This year was no exception in being exceptionally good. Read More

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The sign on this aquarium tank in China says, “Do not beat.” With my daughter posed the way she is, it’s somewhat ambiguous whether they mean the fish or the child. I think they mean not to tap on the glass. But just in case, I’ll be nice to the kid, too.

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