Pacific Northwest Ballet PETITE MORT September 22 - October 1, 2023
PETITE MORT
Pacific Northwest Ballet
McCaw Hall
Seattle, WA
Review: Saturday 9/23/23 7:30 pm Performance
The first Pacific Northwest Ballet production of the 2023/2024 season (the 51st season) was a three part mixed bill called Petite Mort. This was also the first show in the post Lesley Rausch era as she retired at the end of last season.
Petite Mort, Sechs Tanze, and Cacti.
I’ve written in the past about my overall opinion of mixed bills. They have been increasingly more interesting to me over the last season or two. Whether that’s attributed to my increased ballet education or something else, who knows, but the mixed bills have certainly piqued my interest with each passing production.
This series of three were distinctly different and yet they utilized elements that threaded them together nicely (particularly Petite More and Sechs Tanze).
The first thing that comes to mind about this show was the lighting design. I’ve griped about the lack thereof at certain performances but this show, the lighting was spot on (no pun intended).
Of course the dancing was as high level as one would expect from the Pacific Northwest Ballet. It does feel a bit like a changing of the guard as there are so many new faces (or newer faces) on stage but that is the nature of the beast. There are absolutely some fan favorites still delighting audiences with their high level of ballet artistry. It will just take some time for the company as a whole to come together.
I enjoyed Petite Mort, the comedy in Sechs Tanze was appreciated, and Cacti was solid until the last five minutes or so. Then it was just odd. But art is to be appreciated, not necessarily evaluated.
“Petite Mort” runs through October 1st. Purchase tickets: HERE!
Best,
Mark Sugiyama
Eclectic Arts Media
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Pacific Northwest Ballet
McCaw Hall
Seattle, WA
Review: Saturday 9/23/23 7:30 pm Performance
(Pacific Northwest Ballet company dancers in Jiri Kylian’s Petite Mort. PNB opens its 2023-24 season with a triple-bill of works by Kylian and Alexander Ekman, onstage at Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall September 22 – October 1, 2023 (and streaming October 5 – 9.) For tickets and information, contact the PNB Box Office, 206.441.2424 or PNB.org. Photo © Angela Sterling.)
The first Pacific Northwest Ballet production of the 2023/2024 season (the 51st season) was a three part mixed bill called Petite Mort. This was also the first show in the post Lesley Rausch era as she retired at the end of last season.
Petite Mort, Sechs Tanze, and Cacti.
I’ve written in the past about my overall opinion of mixed bills. They have been increasingly more interesting to me over the last season or two. Whether that’s attributed to my increased ballet education or something else, who knows, but the mixed bills have certainly piqued my interest with each passing production.
(Pacific Northwest Ballet company dancers (l-r) Miles Pertl, Leah Terada, James Yoichi Moore, and Elle Macy in Jiri Kylian’s Sechs Tänze (Six Dances). PNB opens its 2023-24 season with a triple-bill of works by Kylian and Alexander Ekman, onstage at Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall September 22 – October 1, 2023 (and streaming October 5 – 9.) For tickets and information, contact the PNB Box Office, 206.441.2424 or PNB.org. Photo © Angela Sterling.)
This series of three were distinctly different and yet they utilized elements that threaded them together nicely (particularly Petite More and Sechs Tanze).
The first thing that comes to mind about this show was the lighting design. I’ve griped about the lack thereof at certain performances but this show, the lighting was spot on (no pun intended).
Of course the dancing was as high level as one would expect from the Pacific Northwest Ballet. It does feel a bit like a changing of the guard as there are so many new faces (or newer faces) on stage but that is the nature of the beast. There are absolutely some fan favorites still delighting audiences with their high level of ballet artistry. It will just take some time for the company as a whole to come together.
(Pacific Northwest Ballet company dancers in Alexander Ekman’s Cacti. PNB presents Cacti on a triple-bill with two works by Jiri Kylian as it opens its 2023-24 season, onstage at Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall September 22 – October 1, 2023 (and streaming October 5 – 9.) For tickets and information, contact the PNB Box Office, 206.441.2424 or PNB.org. Photo © Angela Sterling.)
I enjoyed Petite Mort, the comedy in Sechs Tanze was appreciated, and Cacti was solid until the last five minutes or so. Then it was just odd. But art is to be appreciated, not necessarily evaluated.
“Petite Mort” runs through October 1st. Purchase tickets: HERE!
Best,
Mark Sugiyama
Eclectic Arts Media
Connect with Eclectic Arts Media: Social Media Links Here
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