Pas de Deux

Pacific Northwest Ballet Is Back with a Crowd-Pleaser

They’re young. They’re fun. They’re diverse. PNB opens its season with swords, cacti, and falling cats.

09/27/2023 By Darren Davis

Season's Listings

Seattle Holiday Event Guide 2019

From lit cruises to glittering mazes to takes on wintry burlesque, here are the 32 events to catch this season.

11/26/2019 By Seattle Met Staff

Culture Fix

What to Do After Work April 1–4

A saucy take on Lewis Carroll, a horror-comedy play, and local band members fly solo at Chop Suey.

04/01/2019 By Stefan Milne

Ballet Review

Bathe in the Beauty of The Sleeping Beauty

Prepare for some major pageantry in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s performance of the Tchaikovsky classic.

02/05/2019 By Darren Davis

Ballet Review

I Returned to The Nutcracker as an Adult

It's pretty good and quite pretty.

11/28/2018 By Stefan Milne

Season's Listings

Seattle's Top 5 Holiday Events of 2018

Dirty Waters at the Neptune, two takes on The Nutcracker, and Ebenezer's return.

11/20/2018 By Stefan Milne

Ballet Review

All Premiere Goes to Outer Space and Back

The trio of new works from Pacific Northwest Ballet features a rare opportunity to see classically trained dancers wield phallic cacti.

11/06/2018 By Darren Davis

Autumn Preview

35 Events to Catch This Fall

A guide to getting your arts and culture fix this season.

08/14/2018 By Stefan Milne

The Weekend Starts...Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 12–15

Jess Walter writes about parenthood, Pacific Northwest Ballet gets "anarchistic," and local pro wrestling star Daniel Bryan returns home.

03/12/2015 By Seattle Met Staff

The Weekend Starts... Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: Jan 30–Feb 2

Nine things to do this weekend other than watching the Super Bowl... plus the Super Bowl.

01/30/2014 By Seattle Met Staff

Dance

Sleeping Beauty

In the classic ballet, a kiss is not just a kiss.

01/29/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Carla Körbes

We chat with the PNB star about how Seattle has helped her grow as a dancer.

05/30/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Post

Carla Körbes Dances Balanchine in PNB’s Season Finale

The Director’s Choice program features two Balanchine works and a world premiere by Christopher Wheeldon.

05/22/2013 By Laura Dannen

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The Top Things to Do in February 2013

Is it 2013 or 1988? Patti Smith, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and the Sonics rock Seattle this month.

01/23/2013 By Laura Dannen

Fall Arts Preview 2012

Fall Arts 2012: State of the Arts

An election-season primer to a winning field of candidates in theater, dance, music, and more.

08/18/2012 By Laura Dannen and Seth Sommerfeld Illustrations by Michael Byers With Duke Sullivan