Alejandro Cerrudo – Gemma D. Alexander

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Singularly Cerrudo at PNB in Person (and Online)

Friday, September 24, 2021 may not go down in the history books as anything special, but it was a momentous occasion for me. It was my first night out since the pandemic started. The last time I attended a public event was Charlie Parker’s Yardbird at Seattle Opera on March 7, 2020, just days before the first lockdown. Under those circumstances, the experience itself would threaten to upstage whatever performance I went to see. Except that I saw the Singularly Cerrudo program at Pacific Northwest Ballet. And nothing upstages Cerrudo.

Ezra Thomson with company dancers in Alejandro Cerrudo’s Little mortal jump, which PNB will Photo © Angela Sterling c/o PNB

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PNB’s Digital Season Rep 4

The fourth program of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s digital season, appropriately titled Rep 4 – launched? opened? posted? Premiered? – on Thursday, but I couldn’t watch it until Friday. It’s only available until Monday. So since time is short, I’ll try to keep my comments short. Rep 4 is a mixed rep program comprising world premieres by two of my favorite choreographers, and archival video of a third piece that PNB performed in 2017. I have mixed feelings about it.

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1000 Pieces at Pacific Northwest Ballet

Jerome Tisserand in David Dawson’s Empire Noir, DIRECTOR’S CHOICE 2017. Photo © Angela Sterling c/o PNB

Little did I suspect when I watched the final performance of Yardbird at Seattle Opera that it would be the last performance anyone saw at McCaw Hall for the foreseeable future. Like many others, I had tickets to see Pacific Northwest Ballet’s new program 1000 Pieces the following weekend. But two days before the program was to premiere, the governor shut down all large gatherings. In the midst of pandemic, it was a minor tragedy, but it wasn’t a total loss. In fact, it turned into a special event, the memory of which I will both cherish and grieve.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancers Noelani Pantastico and Lucien Postlewaite in Alejandro Cerrudo’s Silent Ghost, which PNB is presenting as part of ALL PREMIERE, November 2 – 11, 2018. Photo © Angela Sterling.

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Alejandro Cerrudo, All Premiere, Dustin Hamman, Jon Hopkins, King Creosote, nils frahm, olafur arnalds, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Silent Ghost

Silent Ghost

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.

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.

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All Premiere at Pacific Northwest Ballet

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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Singularly Cerrudo at PNB in Person (and Online)