Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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Welcome to the official podcast of Pacific Northwest Ballet, located in Seattle, WA. Join us for recordings of our Dress Rehearsal & Conversations events and Pre and Post-Show Q&A sessions with choreographers, composers, dancers, and other PNB guest artists.
Episodes
- Momotaro Community Day Panel
Moderator Mari Horita ( Seattle Kraken , One Roof Foundation ) and panelists Caitlin Oiye Coon (Archives Director, Denshō ), James Yoichi Moore (Former PNB Principal Dancer, PNB School Faculty ), and AC Petersen ( Librettist, Lyricist, Pla…
- Rep 5 - Giselle (2025/26 Season)
Doug Fullington takes our audience through ballet's preeminent ghost story, Giselle. Fullington talks about the origins of the ballet including the history of multiple versions of the ballet from France and Russia, in depth on Giselle's ma…
- PNB Company Dancers Amanda Morgan & Melisa Guilliams with Trae Holiday
Converge Media host Trae Holiday guests as moderator for the Dress Rehearsal Conversation ahead of PNB's fifth rep of the 2025/26 Season, Giselle . Listen as Trae interviews soloist Amanda Morgan and corps de ballet member Melisa Guilliams…
- Rep 4 - Little mortal jump, Red Angels, Firebird (2025/26 Season)
Doug Fullington introduces Pacific Northwest Ballet's fourth repertory of the 2025/26 season, FIREBIRD. On this triple bill program are Alejandro Cerrudo's Little mortal jump , Ulysses Dove's Red Angels , and Kent Stowell's Firebird . Doug…
- PNB Company Dancer Lucien Postlewaite - PNB Conversation Series
Listen to Artistic Director Peter Boal and retiring PNB Principal dancer Lucien Postlewaite in conversation ahead of Rep 4 in PNB's 2025/26 Season, FIREBIRD. The two cover a brief history of Lucien's life in dance, building his legacy at P…
- Rep 3 - Kent Stowell's Cinderella (2025-26 Season)
PNB collaborator Doug Fullington talks through the history of the Cinderella story in ballet form. His Ballet Talk touches on Sergei Prokofiev's score, Kent Stowell's choreographic vision for PNB's version of the ballet, PNB's costume arch…
- Rep 2 - AfterTime, The Window, In the Upper Room (2025/26 Season)
Enjoy Doug Fullington's pre-show Ballet Talk for PNB's IN THE UPPER ROOM program. Doug talks through IN THE UPPER ROOM's triple-bill production including the premiere of AfterTime, a new work by PNB Company dancers Amanda Morgan and Christ…
- Rep 1 - George Balanchine's Jewels (2025/26 Season)
The first rep of Pacific Northwest Ballet's 2025/26 season marked the return of George Balanchine’s Jewels to the stage after an eight-year hiatus. This trio of ballets features glittering scenic and costume design by Jérôme Kaplan and a p…
- Rep 6 - ...throes of increasing wonder, cracks, Nine Sinatra Songs (2024/25)
Listen along as dance historian Doug Fullington takes the Ballet Talk audience through the three works featured in Pacific Northwest Ballet's final performances of the 2024/25 Season. Twyla Tharp’s American masterpiece Nine Sinatra Songs i…
- Choreographer Rena Butler - PNB Conversation Series
Enjoy this episode featuring Pacific Northwest Ballet Associate Artistic Director Kiyon Ross in conversation with choreographer Rena Butler ahead of the world premiere of her new work for PNB, Cracks . The two speak on Rena's upbringing in…
- Premiering Roméo et Juliette dancers Angelica Generosa, Dylan Wald, Luther DeMyer, Kuu Sakuragi - PNB Conversation Series
Jean-Christophe Maillot’s contemporary version of Roméo et Juliette requires that dancers tap into unique skills of storytelling. Converge Media host Trae Holiday moderated this conversation with PNB dancers performing iconic roles for the…
- Rep 5 - Roméo et Juliette (2024/25)
Listen as guest Ballet Talk lecturer Anne Searcy takes an introductory tour through PNB's fifth repertory program of the 2024/25 Season, Jean-Christophe Maillot's Romeo et Juliette. Anne Searcy is an Associate Professor of Music History at…
- Building a New Work with Price Suddarth and Collaborators - PNB Conversation Series
Listen to local Seattle arts journalist Marcie Sillman in conversation with PNB Company dancer Price Suddarth and collaborators on his new ballet Dawn Patrol. Hear from Price, choreographic assistant Emma Love Suddarth, scenic designer Chr…
- Rep 4 - Emergence (2024/25)
Enjoy Doug Fullington's pre-show Ballet Talk for PNB's EMERGENCE program. Doug talks through EMERGENCE's quadruple-bill production including the premiere of Dawn Patrol , a new work by PNB Company dancer Price Suddarth; Jerome Robbins' int…
- Rep 3 - The Sleeping Beauty (2024/25)
Join dance historian and The Sleeping Beauty stager Doug Fullington as he introduces Pacific Northwest Ballet's brand new production of The Sleeping Beauty in this Ballet Talk episode. Fullington covers the history of the ballet's original…
- Rep 2 - All Balanchine (2024/25 Season)
Dance historian Doug Fullington gives an ALL BALANCHINE overview. He covers the brief histories of George Balanchine and his legacy, including the founding of New York City Ballet, staging Balanchine ballets and the George Balanchine Trust…
- Premiering Prodigal Sons with Jonathan Batista and Kuu Sakuragi - PNB Conversation Series
Listen to Peter Boal in conversation with two PNB dancers dancing the titular role in George Balanchine's Prodigal Son for the first time. Jonathan Batista and Kuu Sakuragi talk through their personal histories with Prodigal Son , their ex…
- Hispanic Heritage Month Panel
In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, and in partnership with Casa Latina Seattle, El Centro de La Raza, Joyas Mestizas, KEXP, and Union Cultural Center, in October 2023 PNB hosted Baila Conmigo , a community open house. Held at PNB’s…
- Rep 1 - The Times Are Racing (2024/25 Season)
Doug Fullington introduces PNB's 2024/25 Season with our first performances of the year, THE TIMES ARE RACING. This program includes Edwaard Liang's The Veil Between Worlds , Jessica Lang's Black Wave , and Justin Peck's The Times Are Raci…
- Resident Choreographer Jessica Lang - PNB Conversation Series
Listen and learn more about PNB's new Resident Choreographer Jessica Lang! Artistic director Peter Boal interviewed Lang ahead of the premiere of her new work Black Wave in PNB's first performances of the 2024/25 Season. The two cover Jess…
- Rep 6 - Coppélia (2023/24 Season)
Listen and enjoy Doug Fullington's pre-performance Ballet Talk on George Balanchine's Coppélia. Fullington recaps this comedic ballet, its history, and more! Recorded live in the Nesholm Family Lecture Hall in McCaw Hall in Seattle, WA in…
- Retiring Rehearsal Director Otto Neubert - PNB Conversation Series
Join Doug Fullington as he interviews PNB's retiring rehearsal director Otto Neubert and PNB School students performing in our final production of the 2023/24 Season, Coppélia. Listen to Otto as he recounts his incredible career from danci…
- Rep 5 - The Seasons' Canon (2023/24 Season)
Join dance historian Doug Fullington as he takes us through the three works of Pacific Northwest Ballet's THE SEASONS' CANON. On stage this rep are Twyla Tharp's Sweet Fields ™, Jessica Lang's stunning solo The Calling , and Crystal Pite's…
- Retiring Dancer James Yoichi Moore - PNB Conversation Series
Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal and retiring PNB Principal dancer James Yoichi Moore talk about the ins and outs of James' career as a dancer. They cover his journey as a dancer pre-PNB, his on and off stage collabora…
- Rep 4 - One Thousand Pieces (2023/24 Season)
Doug Fullington talks PNB audience members through the exciting double-bill program consisting of Matthew Neenan's Bacchus and Alejandro Cerrudo's One Thousand Pieces . Doug covers the music of Oliver Davis and Philip Glass, the costuming,…
- PNB Orchestra - PNB Conversation Series
PNB's music director and principal conductor Emil de Cou moderates this Dress Rehearsal Conversation with four members of the PNB Orchestra. Michael Jinsoo Lim (Concertmaster, violin), Jennifer Caine Provine (Associate Concertmaster, violi…
- Rep 3 - Swan Lake (2023/24 Season)
Pacific Northwest Ballet welcomes a new host of our pre-show Ballet Talk series, Dr. Anne Searcy ! Anne is an Assistant Professor of Music History at the University of Washington. Listen along as Anne walks our audience through the history…
- Lucien Postlewaite & James Kirby Rogers - PNB Conversation Series
PNB's associate artistic director Kiyon Ross moderates this Dress Rehearsal Conversation with two PNB Principal dancers. Lucien Postlewaite and James Kirby Rogers talk with Kiyon and answer questions from our audience members about playing…
- Rep 2 - Love & Loss (2023/24 Season)
Join dance historian Doug Fullington as he takes us through the three works of Pacific Northwest Ballet's second production of the 2023/24 season, LOVE & LOSS. This trio of works created for PNB shines a light on some of the stunning world…
- Donald Byrd & Dani Rowe - PNB Conversation Series
PNB artistic director Peter Boal moderates this Dress Rehearsal Conversation with choreographers Donald Byrd and Dani Rowe. Both Byrd and Rowe have works featured in the second rep of PNB's 2023/24 season, LOVE & LOSS. Both works were made…
- Rep 1 - Petite Mort (2023/24 Season)
Welcome to PNB's 2023/24 Season opener, PETITE MORT. We’ve packed as much whimsy, artistry, and drama as possible into our 2023/24 season opener. Built on a foundation of music from Mozart to Beethoven, this triple bill looks at the world…
- Rep 6 - WORLDS TO COME (2022-23 Season)
Join Doug Fullington introducing the final program of PNB's 50th Anniversary Season, WORLDS TO COME. Recorded live in the Nesholm Family Lecture Hall in McCaw Hall in Seattle, Doug takes us through the three works that make up the program.…
- Edwaard Liang, Kiyon Ross, & Oliver Davis - PNB Conversation Series
Enjoy this Dress Rehearsal Conversation for the closing rep of PNB's 50th Anniversary season, WORLDS TO COME. This conversation between choreographers Edwaard Liang, Kiyon Ross, and composer Oliver Davis was co-moderated by PNB's music dir…
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2022-2023)
In Doug Fullington's pre-performance talk for George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream, he outlines the plot of the ballet (based on the Shakespeare play of the same name), details the 1997 PNB-specific redesign of the ballet, and the…
- Giselle (2022-2023 Season)
Doug Fullington takes our audience through ballet's preeminent ghost story, Giselle. Fullington talks about the origins of the ballet including the history of the spectral maidens, the Wilis, Giselle' s pantomime and classic choreography,…
- In Observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day: A Panel Discussion
In observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, PNB hosted a Community Open House in partnership with Holocaust Center for Humanity, the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, Mary Schwartz Summit, the Stroum Jewish Community Cent…
- Rep 2 - The Seasons’ Canon (2022-2023 Season)
Join Doug Fullington introducing our second program of the 2022-2023 Season. Recorded live in the Nesholm Family Lecture Hall in McCaw Hall in Seattle, Doug takes us through the three works that will be on this program. Works include Catch…
- Crystal Pite - PNB’s Conversation Series
This episode of PNB's Conversation Series features choreographer Crystal Pite. She and PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal talk about community and mentorship of young dancers and choreographers, insight into Pite's creation process and colla…
- Rep 1 - Carmina Burana (2022-2023 Season)
Join Doug Fullington in kicking off Pacific Northwest Ballet's 50th Anniversary Season with CARMINA BURANA. Recorded live in the Nesholm Family Lecture Hall in McCaw Hall in Seattle, Doug takes us through the three works that make up this…
- Alexei Ratmansky - PNB’s Conversation Series
PNB's Dress Rehearsal Conversation series returns! Enjoy this conversation between PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal and choreographer Alexei Ratmansky on the eve of the world premiere of Ratmansky's new work, Wartime Elegy . This episode w…
- Rep 6 - All Tharp (2021-22 Season)
Doug Fullington closes out PNB's 2021-22 Season with an overview of our final rep of the season, ALL THARP. ALL THARP features three of the many varied dance works by legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp. Fullington talks through the Scotti…
- Swan Lake (2021/22 Season)
Recorded live at McCaw Hall, enjoy Doug Fullington's pre-show Ballet Talk about Kent Stowell's Swan Lake . Fullington covers a brief history of the ballet, Swan Lake 's history at PNB, and answers audience questions.
- Rep 4 - Plot Points (2021-2022 Season)
Doug Fullington talks all things PLOT POINTS, PNB's fourth rep of the 2021-2022 Season. Fullington's pre-performance talk from the Saturday night show takes you through Robyn Mineko Williams' world premiere work for PNB Before I Was , Davi…
- Ballet Talk Roméo et Juliette (2021-22 Season)
Listen to Doug Fullington's opening night talk about Jean-Christophe Maillot's Roméo et Juliette. Fullington talks through the history of the ballet from Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Sergei Prokofiev's haunting score, and answers a few audi…
- Rep 2 - Beyond Ballet (2021-22 Season)
Ballet Talk is back in person! This episode was recorded was recorded on opening night of PNB's second rep of the 2021/22 Season, BEYOND BALLET. Former Manager of Audience Education Doug Fullington walks a small live audience through the t…
- Rep 1-Singularly Cerrudo (2021/22 Season)
Join PNB's former Manager of Audience Education Doug Fullington in kicking off the 2021/22 season with SINGULARLY CERRUDO. The triple bill celebrates the creative power of PNB’s Resident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo in the presentation…
- Rep 6 (Digital Season)
Doug Fullington talks about PNB's conclusion of our first-ever digital season with two world premiere works choreographed, rehearsed, and filmed exclusively for the digital stage by Tony-award winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, an…
- Coppelia (2020-2021 Digital Season)
Doug Fullington's pre-performance Ballet Talk on George Balanchine's Coppélia.
- Rep 4 (2020-2021 Digital Season)
Doug Fullington's pre-performance Ballet Talk for Rep 4 of PNB's Digital Season features your behind the scenes look at Doris Duke Artist award winner Donald Byrd's world premiere work And the sky is not cloudy all day , and residenct chor…
- Rep 2 (2020-2021 Digital Season)
Doug Fullington is back to guide us through his Ballet Talk for Rep 2 of PNB's Digital Season. Rep 2 celebrates a lineage of female choreographers each with their own bright and arresting perspective. Doug guides us through the world premi…