Pacific Northwest Ballet

Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) is a ballet company based in Seattle, Washington in the United States. It is said to have the highest per capita attendance in the United States, with 11,000 subscribers in 2004. The company performs with 46 dancers, eleven of whom are principals; eight are soloists, twenty-three corps de ballet dancers, as well as four apprentices. There are over 100 performances throughout the year. PNB performs in McCaw Hall at the Seattle Center. It is especially known for its performance of the Stowell/Maurice Sendak Nutcracker, which it has been presenting since 1983 as well as made into a feature film. In 2006, the company was chosen to perform in the Fall for Dance Festival at New York's City Center Theatre and at...