This excerpt was filmed at the only showing of Alejandro Cerrudo's One Thousand Pieces, to an (almost) empty McCaw Hall, two days after having to cancel the One Thousand Pieces performance.

"PNB is one of the nation’s finest ballet companies; the dancers are well trained, the orchestra superb. On this particular evening, I sensed that every artist on the stage and in the pit was giving their all to this one last performance. I found myself hoarding memories for coming weeks without live performance. I treasured watching Elizabeth Murphy dancing with Dylan Wald, strands of her hair flying loose from her tight bun, her body entwined with his..."

Read the full article from KUOW's Marcie Sillman about the experience: http://bit.ly/MarcieKUOW

Dancers: Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal dancers Elizabeth Murphy and Dylan Wald.

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PNB RELIEF FUND
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We are saddened that our performances, events, PNB School classes, and public programming have been cancelled through the end of the season. At this time, we don’t know when we will be able to perform for you again or welcome our 1500 ballet students back to class. A small staff is working diligently to continue baseline operations, transition PNB School classes online, continue paying health insurance premiums for PNB’s employees, and secure the resources to fund our eventual return. With 75% of PNB’s annual revenue coming from subscriptions, ticket sales, and School tuition, our situation becomes more precarious the longer we are unable to prepare for or conduct performances, or open studios for PNB School classes.

And yet, in this time of great uncertainty, we choose hope. Under these extraordinary circumstances, PNB School students are receiving personalized instruction from our faculty in their homes, and our dancers and musicians continue to inspire and delight audiences around the world with their artistry via our social media channels. And we maintain a vision of gathering again in the sacred space created by artists and audiences: To bring that vision to life, we are calling on you, our community, to ensure Pacific Northwest Ballet’s future.

We have established a Relief Fund with an ambitious goal of $3 million. Gifts of all sizes will help offset losses incurred, keep employee benefits intact, and fund our return to the stage when it’s safe to do so.

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