PNB proves ballet is for the stage and the screen

Von Gillian Ebersole, 16 Oktober 2020

Laden, bitte warten...

“the digital format allows for a rare closeness normally reserved for the coveted orchestra seats”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle, am 15 Oktober 2020

Dances at a Gathering (Excerpt) (Jerome Robbins)

F O I L (Excerpts) (Eva Stone)

One Body (Albert Evans)

Swan Lake: excerpts (Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov)

Jewels (Excerpts) (George Balanchine)

The Calling (Jessica Lang)

Mopey (Marco Goecke)

The Trees The Trees (Excerpt) (Robyn Mineko Williams)

Red Angels (Ulysses Dove)

Pacific Northwest Ballet

Lucien Postlewaite, Tanz

Amanda Morgan, Tanz

Cecilia Iliesiu, Tanz

Juliet Prine, Tanz

Abby Jayne DeAngelo, Tanz

Christopher D'Ariano, Tanz

Kyle Davis, Tanz

Elizabeth Murphy, Tanz

Steven Loch, Tanz

Angelica Generosa, Tanz

Leta Biasucci, Tanz

Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan, Tanz

Lesley Rausch, Tanz

Jerome Tisserand, Tanz

Dylan Wald, Tanz

James Moore, Tanz

Elle Macy, Tanz

William Lin-Yee, Tanz

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Gillian Ebersole

Gillian Ebersole is a dancer and choreographer, as well as a poet, dance writer and educator. Gillian graduated Summa Cum Laude from Loyola Marymount University with a dual degree in Dance and English. Their first poetry book The Water Between Us received the Charlotte Mew Prize and was published by Headmistress Press in 2021. Gillian lives and creates in Berkshire County with their partner.

Pacific Northwest Ballet proves ballet is for the stage and the screen