The Nutcracker was a flop. So how did it come to save American ballet?
The timeless show has become a Christmas stalwart and a major source of revenue for ballet companies. But it wasn’t always so ...
Most Ballets Churn Through Dancers. ‘The Nutcracker’ Won’t Let Them Quit.
Performers have spent decades in productions of the holiday show, starting as children and moving on to plum roles; ‘the ...
The Stranger7d
Ballet Behavior
I spent the majority of the PNW Ballet’s performance of The Nutcracker shocked by the behavior around me. Constant ...
Seattle Magazine6y
Delicate Dance for the Pacific Northwest Ballet
Arts groups pivoted quickly, with 100% of respondents transitioning to digital programming. Pacific Northwest Ballet quickly shifted to a six-performance digital season…. Viewing the physical feats of ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel on MSN7d
Photos | Santa Cruz Dance Theater to present ‘The Nutcracker’ at Civic Auditorium
A young dancer, left, who performs as Peppermint and a party boy in Santa Cruz Dance Theater’s presentation of “The ...
Whidbey News Times12d
Alternative holiday ballet commissioned for WICA
A board member for WICA with years of experience in dance, Stowell created a version of this show many years ago for Oregon ...
Seattle Times28d
Seattle holiday show long-timers share favorite memories, secrets
It’s hard to imagine a Seattle holiday season without Pacific Northwest Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” and “A Christmas Carol” at ACT Contemporary Theatre. PNB first presented a ...