Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet

Rep 6 - Her Door to the Sky, Ghost Variations, ZigZag

Doug Fullington talks through and answers audience questions about ALL LANG. ALL LANG is made up of three dance works by Jessica Lang: the PNB premiere of her showstoppin

PNB Resident Choreographer Jessica Lang

Join PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal in conversation with our Resident Choreographer Jessica Lang on the eve of the final performances of PNB's 2026/27 Season. ALL LANG

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,

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 ve

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 intervie

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

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 cove

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 cho

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

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 f

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 20

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

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 moderat

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 e

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 P

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,

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

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 Ci

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 Sakura

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 2