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This holiday season PNB is giving back! Join us November 19-21 for the Heart of Washington Drive. We’re partnering with WashMasks and Seattle Rep to bring culturally responsive food, household items, and art supplies to several farm working communities across our state. We’ll be in front of Seattle Rep collecting food, health and hygiene supplies, and art supplies at the following times:

Friday, November 19 from 4 – 6 pm

Saturday, November 20 from 10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Sunday, November 21 from 10:30 am – 4:30 pm

A full list of requested supplies and other info here: https://bit.ly/WASHMASKS_HeartofWADrive

Thanks for considering!

Hello PNB Families,

We are very excited to once again be hosting other ballet schools for their Summmer Course auditions this coming January and February of 2022. Below is important information about the auditions this year:

*Please note that this year the majority of the auditions are being held at our Francia Russell Center in Bellevue. Students are excused from classes if they conflict with auditions they will be participating in.

*For further audition details and times please check with the auditioning school.

*Some summer programs are continuing with video auditions this year. If you are interested in a summer program not on our list of schools visiting Seattle, we recommend contacting that school for their audition information.

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST OF VISTING SUMMER COURSE AUDITIONS AND THEIR DATES

Updated 11/29/2021

Dear PNB School families,

We are so pleased to have students back in our studios again, and we thank you for your diligence and cooperation in following our health and safety protocols to ensure safety in the classroom.

As you know, the FDA and CDC have recently approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination for children ages 5-11. PNB strongly encourages vaccination for every student in the PNB School.

All students are considered unvaccinated and are required to do weekly testing until PNB receives proof of vaccination. Please have your student continue the weekly testing protocol until 2 weeks after their second dose of the vaccine (when they are considered fully vaccinated). Once your child is fully vaccinated for COVID-19, please submit proof of vaccination to PNB School via email – PNBSchool@pnb.org . If you have already sent your vaccination information to PNB School, you do not need to resubmit.

PNB expects to mandate the vaccine for all PNB students at some point in the future. At this time our current COVID-19 protocols for PNB School classes remain in effect. Unvaccinated students must continue to test weekly, and ALL students need to remain masked at all times in the Phelps Center and Francia Russell Center. PNB School families will be notified immediately of any updates to protocols and procedures as the pandemic conditions evolve and change.

As always, please reach out to the school if you have any questions.

You have been invited to an upcoming performance at the Moore Theatre on Wednesday, November 17th at 7:30pm by Red Sky Performance, a leading company of contemporary Indigenous artist from Canada. 

They are offering complimentary tickets for you and a guest.

WHAT THEY NEED:

• # of tickets needed
• Name under will call that tickets will be under (ID Will be checked)
• Email rexk@stgpresents.org  to secure your tickets 

Once they have secured your tickets, they will send a confirmation.

PLEASE NOTE THAT COVID POLICIES APPLY WHICH INCLUDES PROOF OF VACCINATION OR TEST REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE SHOW. See full details. here: https://www.stgpresents.org/about/reopening

Below you’ll find some info on the group/show!

SHOW/GROUP:

• Nov 17th, 2021 at The Moore Theatre will be Red Sky Performance’s Seattle Debut. Their piece, Trace, is a highly kinetic contemporary dance work with live music, inspired by Indigenous (Anishinaabe) sky and star stories, offering a glimpse into our origin as well as our future evolution.

Trace trailer

RED SKY PERFORMANCE – TRACE TEASER (at Canadian Stage) TR08 on Vimeo

Trace performance clip

RED SKY PERFORMANCE – TRACE EXCERPT 4 (Canadian Stage) TR07 on Vimeo

• Red Sky Performance is a leading company of contemporary Indigenous performance in Canada and worldwide.

• Mission Statement: Our mission is to create inspiring experiences of contemporary Indigenous arts and culture that transform society. We drive our passion forward and elevate Indigenous arts and culture in ways that celebrate, uplift, and respect Indigenous cultures.

• Now in their 21st year of performance (dance, theatre, music and media), Red Sky’s work highlights the originality and power of contemporary performance, enabling new creations to expand the breadth and scope of Indigenous-made work in Canada.

• Red Sky has received 16 Dora Mavor Moore awards and nominations (Canada’s equivalent of the Tony Awards), two Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards, three International Youth Drama Awards from Shenzhen, China, and the Smithsonian Expressive Award, among other recognitions.

• Red Sky has performed in 17 countries on four continents, including two Cultural Olympiads (Beijing and Vancouver), World Expo in Shanghai, Venice Biennale, and Jacob’s Pillow, among others. At the same time, we remain deeply rooted and invested on a grassroots level and regularly perform in urban, rural, and reserve communities across Turtle Island.

It’s that time of the year to shake up the student dress code a little at PNB School! All PNB School Students may wear a costume (if they choose) to their last scheduled class of the week of October 25-30. Costumes should not restrict movement or cause great distraction in class. Students may be asked to remove costumes or costume pieces at the discretion of the Faculty.

Hello Level VI Families,

Due to a teacher emergency the below classes will be cancelled today Wednesday, October 20th: 

Level VI Technique 6:00-7:30

Level VI Pointe 7:30-8:00

We apologize for the late notice.

Hello PNB Families,

We are very pleased to invite you to observe certain classes via zoom the first week of November 2021! Please find the login information for zoom and observation day schedule for your student’s level below. Please turn your video off once you have joined the zoom meeting as we want to avoid as much distraction for the students as possible. We are so excited for you to see them in the studio and we know they will love sharing what they have learned so far with you! 

Seattle NOV 2021 Observation Week Schedule

Bellevue NOV 2021 Observation Week Schedule

Dear Parents of Level VII and VIII Women and Men’s Division Students:

We are excited for the return of the Family Matinee for the 2021/2022 season, the long-awaited production of Beauty and the Beast, choreographed by Bruce Wells. The Family Matinee is a wonderful opportunity for our upper-level students to perform in McCaw Hall in a one-hour ballet, created especially for family audiences. We will hold auditions on Saturday, October 16 at the Phelps Center, 301 Mercer St., Seattle. Auditions are open to PNB School students in Levels VII and VIII Women and Men’s Division. We encourage all students to audition, though there is a large time commitment for the entire rehearsal and performance period, as detailed in the attached document.

Beauty and the Beast will have up to two casts of students. Casting decisions are based on performing ability, musicality, technique, and attendance. All casting decisions are made by the Artistic Staff. While we encourage all eligible students to audition, we do not have roles for every student who auditions. Students are required to register online for the Beauty and the Beast audition by Thursday, October 14 at 9:00 PM.

Link to online Beauty and the Beast Audition Registration

Please consider the following information before your student auditions for Beauty and the Beast:

Student Commitment

• Those selected for roles in Beauty and the Beast must be available for the entire rehearsal and performance period, from October 23 through November 20, 2021, and January 3 through March 27, 2022. Please only audition if you are available for the entirety of the time commitment. 

• We cannot excuse students from rehearsals or performances for vacations, family events, school events, etc.; the only acceptable reasons for missing rehearsal are illness, injury, and family emergencies.

• All Beauty and the Beast rehearsals will be at the Phelps Center in Seattle.

Please click here for detailed information on auditions and a general schedule, including rehearsals and performance dates. For questions, please contact Student Cast and Parent Volunteer Coordinator Lauren Kirchner at 206.441.2427 or email lkirchner@pnb.org. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, October 16.

Sincerely,

Peter Boal (he/him/his)   

Artistic Director

Hello Level VI, VII, VIII, Int Boys, Men’s Division, and PD students,

Please click here to see the Seminar and Mentorship Schedule for your level for October through December of 2021

Dear PNB School families,

It has been an absolute JOY to see our students back in the studios these past couple of weeks! We are beyond thrilled to transition back to in-person instruction; the energy and excitement in the classroom has been such a delight, as we continue to cautiously maneuver through the myriad of COVID protocols and procedures. As always, the safety of our students, faculty, and staff remains our number one priority, and we are working diligently to approach all COVID-related issues with both caution and care as we move forward. 

To date, no positive student cases have been reported to the School. We will continue to update you if and when a future case develops. The privacy of any individual directly impacted will be protected and not shared. Each reported case will be handled in accordance with the particular class and/or individuals it affects.  Should a positive case arise, we will take immediate steps to contact tracing, notify the families that are involved, and inform all necessary parties of our plan of action. Early notification is intended to reduce the chances of further possible transmission. Once families have been notified, we will continue to monitor the students who are impacted for recovery, symptom onset or worsening, and/or any subsequent positive cases.

Reporting all absences to the School and completing the PNB Health Screening honestly is imperative and crucial to our ability to contact trace and keep everyone safe.

At this time, we do not plan on zooming any classes for any reason. Should that change, we will let you know.

AND, if at any time you experience symptoms consistent with COVID-19,

• Stay home from school and avoid other activities around other people.
• Contact PNB School to report your reason for absence (experiencing COVID-19 symptoms)
• Seek appropriate medical care and consider testing for COVID-19. 

Thank you for your continued attention to PNB School’s COVID-19 guidelines. The precautions and preventative measures in place are accomplishing exactly what they are designed to do—limit transmission, minimize serious illness and prevent hospitalization. We are proud of the work we have done together over the past 18 months and what we will continue this year, to maximize our time together in the PNB studios while maintaining a safe and healthy community.

As always, please reach out to us with any questions you may have, and we will continue to provide updates to you as they develop. Wishing you all a productive and healthy school year!

Sincerely,

Denise Bolstad

Managing Director