November & December I.D.E.A.s

PNB is hosting our third annual Heart of Washington winter drive in partnership with WashMasks. We invite you to participate in our efforts to support and thank the farm workers who feed us!

We are collecting donations throughout the run of Nutcracker, from now until December 28. There are donation boxes at the Phelps Center, the FRC, and backstage at McCaw Hall. Nutcracker student casts will also be making thank you notes to be delivered throughout the winter and spring.

Click here to view the WashMasks donation request list!

PNB is proud to present an inclusive, sensory-friendly performance of The Nutcracker on December 20 at 2PM. This performance features a supportive and welcoming environment so children and adults affected by autism or with other sensory needs can enjoy the shared experience of live ballet with their friends and family. Modified lighting and sound levels, fidgets, entry/exit privileges, trained staff, allowance of devices, and a quiet room will be offered at this matinee.

Thanks to our partners at Sensory Access for their help planning the event!
Click here for tickets.

PNB Principal dancer Jonathan Batista has been interviewed by many news outlets this fall, but our favorite might be this KUOW feature by Diana Opong, which ran nationally on All Things Considered. Congratulations, Jonathan! Read or listen here.

Newly promoted PNB Soloists Amanda Morgan and Christopher D'Ariano were recently interviewed Converge Media's The Day With Trae - click here to watch. Amanda was also interviewed for Rewind with Besa - watch here. To get all their coverage, you can subscribe to the Converge Media YouTube channel.

‘Tis the season in downtown Seattle! Downtown arts venues have joined forces to offer a special discount for performances this holiday season. Enjoy 20% off on The Wiz at 5th Avenue Theatre, A Christmas Carol at ACT Theatre, Mr. Dickens and His Carol at Seattle Rep, Beethoven's 9th Symphony at Seattle Symphony, and of course The Nutcracker at PNB. Use code ARTS at checkout - click here to learn more!

Donald Byrd is creating a new holiday show and now is your chance to see *most* of Spectrum Dance Theater's The Harlem Nutcracker. Performances run December 8 - 18, and like we always say - the more Nutcracker the better! Click here for tickets.

Please join us for a community open house to honor International Holocaust Remembrance Day at PNB’s Phelps Center on the campus of the Seattle Center on Sunday, January 29th from 1:00-3:00pm. This free event will include a welcome by community leaders, an in-studio showing of Eva Stone's Shahar... According to Plan, a panel discussion, and a children’s movement class accompanied by Jewish song leaders. Special thanks to Eva Stone, Miriam Landis, Kyle Davis, Naomi Glass, Noel Pederson, and Kiyon Ross for their work on this event.

Did you know?

PNB's Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (I.D.E.A.) Committee is looking for
at-large members!

The I.D.E.A. Committee is encouraging "at-large" membership in an effort to include and make use of the many valuable perspectives, life experiences and skill sets of our larger PNB community.

Some examples of ways that "at-large" members could participate include:

• Bringing ideas to the I.D.E.A. Committee for any of the subcommittees to work on.
• Offering to help with specific committee needs (ie. language translation, event planning).
• Supporting specific events (ie. extra hands on deck for Community Engagement events).
• Participating in the I.D.E.A. Committee’s monthly media club activities (ie. book club readings and discussions).
• Volunteering as a facilitator for I.D.E.A. Committee’s trainings of PNB staff.
• Submitting stories, events, and resources that could be shared in the monthly I.D.E.A. newsletters

Contact I.D.E.A. Committee co-leads Naomi Glass (she/her) at nglass@pnb.org or Kiyon Ross (he/his) at kross@pnb.org for more information!

Article Images: PNB Company dancers in George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®, choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust, photo © Angela Sterling. PNB Company dancers and Dance Theatre of Harlem Company dancers on World Ballet Day, screen capture © Lindsay Thomas. Ikolo Griffin in studio with DanceChance students, photo by DanceChance staff. Jonathan Batista onstage at McCaw Hall, photo © Angela Sterling. Noah Martzall in George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®, choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust, photo © Angela Sterling. PNB School students in Eva Stone's Shahar...According to Plan, photo © Lindsay Thomas.