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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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“I love tickets!” squeals Cameron Diaz’s character in the first Charlie’s Angels movie. (And why has no one ever made a gif of that?) It’s supposed to illustrate what an eccentric character she is, but I understand completely. I love tickets. And spring is ticket season. Season-ticket season, to be precise. All of the arts organizations announce their upcoming seasons, tickets go on sale, and I spend hours each spring planning what I will be doing on Saturday nights all next winter. I’ve already written about next season’s offerings at Seattle Opera. Now let’s talk about ballet. Read More