Here is a scene from Act I of Nutcracker: The Motion Picture, a film version of the ballet created by Kent Stowell (founder of Pacific Northwest Ballet and father of our own Artistic Director Christopher Stowell). The production was designed by the author and illustrator Maurice Sendak who is probably most famous for his children’s… Read More
Daily Dance Break: Christmas in July – Kirkland & Baryshnikov
We’re continuing our Christmas in July celebration in honor of OBT’s Korean summer tour to perform George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker in Seoul and Buson. Today we have Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland in the 1977 Nutcracker video which often plays on public television during the holidays. Has the grand pas de deux ever been more… Read More
Daily Dance Break: Christmas in July – Mark Morris’ “The Hard Nut”
What’s that you say? It’s too early for the holidays? Not at OBT! In just a few weeks, the dancers will leave for our second annual South Korean summer tour to perform George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker in Seoul and Buson. So when OBT takes over Director Park next week for OBT Exposed, the company will… Read More
Goodbye to Seoul
The last performance of our run here in Seoul was yesterday afternoon, so we are officially done with our engagment here and are about to head back home to Portland. What an incredible experience this has been. From the sights and sounds of a foreign city to the culture, food, currency and most importantly, the… Read More
Free Day and Back to Work
Monday was our day off here in Seoul, so in preparation a group of us went out dancing on Sunday night after the show to a club called “Noise Basement 2,” and that’s basically what it was. It was a fun night, but I got in around 4 am, so I chose to rest on… Read More
