Pacific Northwest Ballet: Nutcracker The original Nutcracker may have been choreographed in 1892 by Lev Ivanov for the Imperial Ballet, but it’s George Balanchine we have to thank for the work ...

While ballet is famous for its elegant iconography; delicate arabesques, refined port de bras and effortless-looking pirouettes, to name just a few, there are few more physically challenging ...

If you’ve been to Pacific Northwest Ballet any time in the last 20 years, you’ve likely seen Lucien Postlewaite. He’s now in his 18th year as a principal dancer with the company—among the longest ...

SEATTLE - A historic hotel in the heart of Seattle. A forest outside Redmond. Seattle's EMP Museum. All of them are settings for an ambitious project that melds the beauty of the human form with the ...

"The Nutcracker" is a magical holiday tradition for many, merging dance, music and the romance of the season in a sparkling two-hour performance. This year, Lafayette Ballet Theatre will celebrate the ...

Sometimes, and maybe especially now, we all need a bit of magic. And ballet is that most magical of art forms, in which mere mortals somehow dance effortlessly on the tips of their toes, or fly ...

Lafayette Ballet Theatre (LBT) is holding auditions for its 25th anniversary production of The Nutcracker. Auditions for female dancers are scheduled for September 6-7, with separate auditions for ...