Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Fall dance programs were both digital triumph and critical success. Kudos to artistic director Peter Boal and his administrative and artistic staff for presenting such stunning and sensitive dance to the world. Reviews, in brief Rep I (streamed in October). PNB’s Rep I featured George Balanchine’s Jewels, but all the pieces on…
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My dance writing to share, and a plea for support of dance everywhere, anywhere
My dance writing to share, and a plea for support of dance everywhere, anywhere My dance writing In recent weeks, I’ve written the following two pieces—one for Dance International and one for Dance Magazine, both on the inimitable Donald Byrd. Gigi writes on Donald Byrd and race and climate Gigi writes on Donald Byrd…
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Enchanting Cinderella
It’s hard to top Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of Kent Stowell’s Cinderella (Jan 31-Feb 9, 2020) at Seattle’s McCaw Hall. The company premiered it almost 26 years ago—I was there then, and I can remember being impressed with both design and concept, as well as the mesmerizing Prokofiev music. This year, I was fortunate to…
Locally-sourced in Seattle
Pacific Northwest Baallet’s November program highlighted “local” Seattle talent in three impressive pieces—Eva Stone’s Foil (see my earlier blog on Eva Stone’s FOIL), Donald Byrd’s Love and Loss, and Miles Pertl’s Wash of Gray. Byrd’s piece was bold and purposeful. As reported here Byrd/PNB Blog, What drives the work that I do at Spectrum [Dance…
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Eva Stone’s FOIL—a genius of programming
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s November program was remarkable—and unforgettable—and I’ll be writing soon on separate pieces. But first, just one shout-out: Eva Stone for her masterful Foil and to artistic director Peter Boal for commissioning and programming it. Foil is perhaps best known for the Seattle-area dance festival she’s curated since 2008—CHOP SHOP. But this fall,…
gigi’s dance blog: Some Enchanted Evening — Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake at PNB
FEB 2018 It was quite thrilling to attend a full dress rehearsal of Pacific Northwest Ballet performing Kent Stowell’s Swan Lake (https://www.pnb.org/repertorylist/swan-lake/), on Thursday, Feb 1. The venue was the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall (https://www.mccawhall.com/home) in Seattle, the company was Pacific Northwest Ballet (www.pnb.org). The astute, unshakable Gary Tucker, media relations, warned that the dress…