| Pacific Northwest Ballet | |
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| General information | |
| Name | Pacific Northwest Ballet |
| Previous names | Pacific Northwest Dance Association |
| Year founded | 1972 |
| Founders |
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| Principal venue | Marion Oliver McCaw Hall |
| Website | www.pnb.org |
| Artistic staff | |
| Artistic Director |
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| Music Director | Emil de Cou |
| Other | |
| Orchestra | Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra |
| Official school | Pacific Northwest Ballet School |
| Associated schools | |
Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) is a ballet company based in Seattle, Washington. It is said to have the highest per capita attendance in the United States,[1] with 11,000 subscribers in 2004.[2] The company consists of 49 dancers and hosts more than 100 performances throughout the year; it is especially known for its performance of the Stowell/Maurice Sendak Nutcracker, which it presented from 1983 through 2014 and produced as a feature film in 1986.[3][4]
In 2006, the company was chosen to perform at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival and New York City Center's Fall for Dance Festival.
PNB performs at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall in the Seattle Center.
- ^ Flatow, Sheryl (July 1, 1995). "Full Length Ballets". Dance Magazine. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
- ^ Macdonald, Moira (February 12, 2004). "Ballet's artistic directors to retire". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ^ "Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker". Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
- ^ "The Artists" (Press release). Pacific Northwest Ballet. 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.