by Gigi | Nov 10, 2022 | Dance
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s The Seasons’ Canon opens with Dwight Roden’s atmospheric Catching Feelings. With gorgeous lighting (Joey Walls) and costumes (Christine Darch), and cleverly cast dancers in shaded light, this is a breathtaking piece. Exciting... 
by Gigi | Oct 8, 2022 | Dance
Pacific Northwest Ballet launched its 50th Anniversary Season with George Balanchine’s enduring Allegro Brillante, an Alexei Ratmansky world premiere, Wartime Elegy, and founding artistic director Kent Stowell’s Carmina Burana. One of the most memorable pairings... by Gigi | Dec 13, 2021 | Dance, Finding Balance blog
The December 5, 2021 Saturday matinee performance featured Noelani Pantastico as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Christopher D’Ariano as her cavalier. Michael Jinsoo Lin provided the expert solo violin. D’Ariano’s been given a lot of opportunities in the past year,... by Gigi | Oct 11, 2021 | Dance, Finding Balance blog
The October 8, 2021 evening program opened with La Valse, a showcase for many of the New York City Ballet dancers, set to Balanchine’s lyrical choreography and Maurice Ravel’s ominous score in timeless costumes of Karinska—burgundies, blacks, whites. Kudos to Lauren... by Gigi | Oct 10, 2021 | Dance, Finding Balance blog
The October 2 matinee program of New York City Ballet, conducted by Andrew Litton, featured two very recent works (both having premiered September 30, 2021) by Andrea Miller and Sidra Bell. They are their first live pieces (both choreographers created ballets for New...
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