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PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN COMPANY LINE-UP
SEATTLE, WA - Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal has announced several changes in the Company line-up. In addition to the previously announced departure of principal dancer Casey Herd (moving to Amsterdam to join the Dutch National Ballet), principal dancer Noelani Pantastico will be leaving Seattle to accept a position with Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo. Both Herd and Pantastico will stay with PNB through the end of the 2007-08 season.
"We are all saddened by the imminent departures of Noelani and Casey," said Boal in his announcement. "They both are performing beautifully. I appreciate their excitement over this new chapter in their careers, but know that they will be missed in our studios and on our stage. Transitions are difficult and it is with some sorrow mixed with best wishes that we bid farewell to our dancers. Their final performances will be savored, and our Eight Encores performance in June will be one to remember."
"My journey as a professional dancer began at 16 when I auditioned for Pacific Northwest Ballet in 1996," said Pantastico. "I have been blessed to work in one of the best companies in the US. When I think back on my aspirations of dancing for PNB, I never imagined I would leave. Now, at 27, I am at a point in my career where I feel the need to spread my wings and experience another dance world. I am fortunate enough to be able to start over and still have a long career ahead of me. I have so much more to learn about myself as well as the ballet
world. Kent Stowell, Francia Russell and Peter Boal have greatly impacted my career and molded me in the process. They have all made me see that the possibilities in dance are endless. In addition, the dancers at PNB, as well as Seattle audiences, have helped me become the person I am by giving me the wonderful gift of support over the years."
Added Boal, "Watching Noe grow and develop as an artist has been one of the great rewards of my time at PNB, and I will continue to applaud her successes."
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN COMPANY LINE-UP
SEATTLE, WA - Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal has announced several changes in the Company line-up. In addition to the previously announced departure of principal dancer Casey Herd (moving to Amsterdam to join the Dutch National Ballet), principal dancer Noelani Pantastico will be leaving Seattle to accept a position with Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo. Both Herd and Pantastico will stay with PNB through the end of the 2007-08 season.
"We are all saddened by the imminent departures of Noelani and Casey," said Boal in his announcement. "They both are performing beautifully. I appreciate their excitement over this new chapter in their careers, but know that they will be missed in our studios and on our stage. Transitions are difficult and it is with some sorrow mixed with best wishes that we bid farewell to our dancers. Their final performances will be savored, and our Eight Encores performance in June will be one to remember."
"My journey as a professional dancer began at 16 when I auditioned for Pacific Northwest Ballet in 1996," said Pantastico. "I have been blessed to work in one of the best companies in the US. When I think back on my aspirations of dancing for PNB, I never imagined I would leave. Now, at 27, I am at a point in my career where I feel the need to spread my wings and experience another dance world. I am fortunate enough to be able to start over and still have a long career ahead of me. I have so much more to learn about myself as well as the ballet
world. Kent Stowell, Francia Russell and Peter Boal have greatly impacted my career and molded me in the process. They have all made me see that the possibilities in dance are endless. In addition, the dancers at PNB, as well as Seattle audiences, have helped me become the person I am by giving me the wonderful gift of support over the years."
Added Boal, "Watching Noe grow and develop as an artist has been one of the great rewards of my time at PNB, and I will continue to applaud her successes."
Check back soon for a new blog entry!