Director's Choice (2016-2017 Season)

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Director's Choice (2016-2017 Season)

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26 minutes

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Mar 18, 2017

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Doug Fullington (PNB's Audience Education Manager) introduces the three ballets included in Director's Choice: David Dawson's Empire Noir, William Forsythe's New Suite and Jessica Lang's Her Door to the Sky.

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Mar 18, 2017

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Titles in the series (41)

Join Audience Education Manager Doug Fullington for an informal 30-min introduction to each performance.

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Ballet on Broadway (2016-2017 Season): Doug Fullington takes us behind the scenes on Ballet on Broadway. He talks about the climactic moment in Wheeldon's Carousel (A Dance), reminds us about the ballet-within-a-play concept of Balanchine's Slaughter on Tenth Avenue and has a few stories abou... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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Romeo et Juliette (2015-2016 Season): Audience Education Manager, Doug Fullington takes us behind the scenes of Jean-Christophe Maillot's Roméo et Juliette. by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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Director's Choice (2015-2016 Season): Audience Education Manager, Doug Fullington takes us behind the scenes of Director's Choice (Justin Peck's Year of the Rabbit, Alejandro Cerrudo's Little mortal jump, and Paul Gibson's Rush). by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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Tricolore (2016-2017 Season): Audience Education Manager, Doug Fullington takes us behind the scenes of Tricolore (Benjamin Millepied's 3 Movements, Appassionata and George Balanchine's Symphony in C). by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
34 min listen
Q&A with Crystal Pite: We were fortunate to have choreographer Crystal Pite in our studios for 4 weeks as she choreographed and reworked Plot Point. Originally choreographed for Nederlands Dans Theater in 2010, we are proud to present the American premiere here in Seattle. The... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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Q & A - Music Librarian, Mona Butler: Mona Butler has been a bassoonist in Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra since the orchestra was founded in 1989, and PNB's Music Librarian since the position was created in 1996. Marketing Assistant Maris Antolin sat down with Mona in late February to ta... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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Brief Fling (2016-2017 Season): Doug Fullington talks about how we became the first company to perform Brief Fling music with a live orchestra, how the couples in Forgotten Land could be seen as the various stages of a relationship, and the amazing speed with which George Balanchine ch... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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Cendrillon (2016-2017 Season): Doug Fullington (PNB's Audience Education Manager) discusses Jean-Christophe Maillot's Cendrillon. He talks about the evolution of full-length story ballets and the way Maillot's Cendrillon is different from your traditional Cinderella. by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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Her Story (2017-2018 Season): Doug Fullington shines the light on the unique-to-PNB works in Her Story. While Peter Boal did not intend to create a repertory including exclusively female choreographers, that's what happened with works by Twyla Tharp, Crystal Pite and Jessica Lang. by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (2018-2019 Season): We have performed A Midsummer Nights' Dream over 100 times in the history of Pacific Northwest Ballet, we have taken it on tour to many places including Istanbul, Hong Kong and Scotland. In fact, Doug Fullington went on the 2001 tour to London (where it... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
31 min listen
Director's Choice (2016-2017 Season): Doug Fullington (PNB's Audience Education Manager) introduces the three ballets included in Director's Choice: David Dawson's Empire Noir, William Forsythe's New Suite and Jessica Lang's Her Door to the Sky. by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
26 min listen
The Sleeping Beauty (2018-2019 Season): No one is better suited to take you through the rich history of The Sleeping Beauty than Doug Fullington. He explains the "Vision Scene" and how it emulates the super natural ballets of the 1800's, like Giselle and La Sylphide. This production closely fo... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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Rep 4 (2020-2021 Digital Season): Doug Fullington's pre-performance Ballet Talk for Rep 4 of PNB's Digital Season features your behind the scenes look at Doris Duke Artist award winner Donald Byrd's world premiere work And the sky is not cloudy all day, and residenct choreographer Alejan... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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Swan Lake (2021/22 Season): Recorded live at McCaw Hall, enjoy Doug Fullington's pre-show Ballet Talk about Kent Stowell's Swan Lake. Fullington covers a brief history of the ballet, Swan Lake's history at PNB, and answers audience questions. by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
25 min listen
Rep 6 - All Tharp (2021-22 Season): Doug Fullington closes out PNB's 2021-22 Season with an overview of our final rep of the season, ALL THARP. ALL THARP features three of the many varied dance works by legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp. Fullington talks through the Scottish-themed Brief... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
29 min listen
Alexei Ratmansky - PNB’s Conversation Series: PNB's Dress Rehearsal Conversation series returns! Enjoy this conversation between PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal and choreographer Alexei Ratmansky on the eve of the world premiere of Ratmansky's new work, Wartime Elegy. This episode was recorded live... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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Rep 4 - Plot Points (2021-2022 Season): Doug Fullington talks all things PLOT POINTS, PNB's fourth rep of the 2021-2022 Season. Fullington's pre-performance talk from the Saturday night show takes you through Robyn Mineko Williams' world premiere work for PNB Before I Was, David Parsons' Caugh... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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Crystal Pite - PNB’s Conversation Series: This episode of PNB's Conversation Series features choreographer Crystal Pite. She and PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal talk about community and mentorship of young dancers and choreographers, insight into Pite's creation process and collaborators on her... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
55 min listen
Rep 1 - Carmina Burana (2022-2023 Season): Join Doug Fullington in kicking off Pacific Northwest Ballet's 50th Anniversary Season with CARMINA BURANA. Recorded live in the Nesholm Family Lecture Hall in McCaw Hall in Seattle, Doug takes us through the three works that make up this first rep of th... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
29 min listen
Ballet Talk Roméo et Juliette (2021-22 Season): Listen to Doug Fullington's opening night talk about Jean-Christophe Maillot's Roméo et Juliette. Fullington talks through the history of the ballet from Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Sergei Prokofiev's haunting score, and answers a few audience questions ... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
28 min listen
Rep 2 - The Seasons’ Canon (2022-2023 Season): Join Doug Fullington introducing our second program of the 2022-2023 Season. Recorded live in the Nesholm Family Lecture Hall in McCaw Hall in Seattle, Doug takes us through the three works that will be on this program. Works include Catching Feeling... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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In Observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day: A Panel Discussion: In observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, PNB hosted a Community Open House in partnership with Holocaust Center for Humanity, the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, Mary Schwartz Summit, the Stroum Jewish Community Center, Temple ... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2022-2023): In Doug Fullington's pre-performance talk for George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream, he outlines the plot of the ballet (based on the Shakespeare play of the same name), details the 1997 PNB-specific redesign of the ballet, and the internatio... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
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Rep 2 - Love & Loss (2023/24 Season): Join dance historian Doug Fullington as he takes us through the three works of Pacific Northwest Ballet's second production of the 2023/24 season, LOVE & LOSS. This trio of works created for PNB shines a light on some of the stunning world premie... by Ballet Talk with Pacific Northwest Ballet
33 min listen

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Director's Choice (2016-2017 Season)

Director's Choice (2016-2017 Season)

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