Pacific Northwest Ballet
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Dance Style |
Ballet
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Founder/Artistic director |
Kent Stowell & Francia Russell Peter Boal |
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Active |
1972 to present |
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City |
Seattle |
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Region |
Washington |
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Country |
United States |
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Company Detail |
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Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) is a ballet company based in Seattle, Washington in the United States. Founded in 1972 as part of the Seattle Opera and named the Pacific Northwest Dance Association, it broke away from the Opera in 1977 and took its current name in 1978. It is said to have the highest per capita attendance in the United States, with 11,000 subscribers. Its founding artistic directors, Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, left at the end of the 2004-2005 season. |
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origin of Ballet
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