Pacific northwest ballet presents seattle arts and culture. Principal dancers carla korbes and seth orza perform. Works and process lectures presented by doug fullington and pacific northwest ballet after petipa featuring reconstructed notated passages from the. Assistant to the artistic director at pacific northwest ballet. Our presentation were wellreceived and generated a lot of buzz about pnbs new giselle. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover doug s. Doug fullington the center for ballet and the arts at nyu. Rssthis week we are joined by doug fullington, assistant to the artistic director at pacific northwest ballet and their education programs manager. Pnbs doug fullington, examining the history behind the nutcracker. Pacific northwest ballet to finish season with carmina burana, 529. Doug is a musicologist and fluent reader of stepanov choreographic notation.
Pacific northwest ballets 201011 season, which begins friday, strikes an unusual balance. This is giselles first return since pnbs production received magnificent new sets and costumes in 2014. Pacific northwest ballet after petipa complete performance. Pacific northwest ballet to offer see the music with. He believes it is far more effective to prevent disease than to treat it. A new revival of the classic giselle, based on the research of two scholars dance notation expert doug. Doug fullington, education programs manager at pacific northwest ballet, keeps the ranks of toy soldiers, swirls of snowflakes. The ballet is choreographed by pacific northwest ballet artistic director kent stowell b. Prior to curtain time, a free ballet talk by doug fullington, pnb audience education manager and assistant to peter boal, gave attendees a digestible yet thoroughly informative introduction to. Pacific northwest ballet kicks off 201011 season with. Attend the conversations event only or stay for dress rehearsal. Doug fullington is the audience education manager and assistant to artistic director peter boal at pacific northwest ballet. Biography of doug fullington for ballet lovers only. Education programs manager doug fullington will offer insights.
Ballet 101 is a behindthescenes look at many facets of the ballet industry and provides an engaging point of entry for audience members both wellacquainted with and new to pnb and our programs. Phil and i worked with dance historian doug fullington at pacific northwest ballet, who was able to go back to the stepanov notation from the early 20th century and recreate the original chinese dance. Fullington is a lauded dance historian, capable of reading stepanov notation, a classical ballet notation system developed in russia. He earned his undergraduate degree from emory university and attended the emory university. Leon in paris in 1870, it was restaged by marius petipa in st. According to igor stravinsky, his starting point for agon was a 17thcentury manual of french court dances, a fact that is reflected in the headings to various sections of the scoresarabande, gaillard, bransleand in a scattering of baroque steps and arm movements that balanchine worked into his choreography. The victorians loved nature and the symbolism of plants and flowers. Pacific northwest ballet to finish season with carmina. Kyle played 22 musical instruments growing up and has conducted the pnb orchestra during the overture of nutcracker.
Take someone you love to pnbs nutcracker it will be a lovely. Pacific northwest ballet copresents lecturedemonstration balanchines petipa october 5, 2007 6. Doug fullington cba 17 is the audience education manager and assistant to artistic director peter boal at pacific northwest ballet pnb. The ballet features reconstructed choreography by dance scholar doug fullington and giselle scholar marian smith based on stepanov notation circa 1903 and french sources from the 1840s. The choir which recently went on an indefinite hiatus was founded and directed by doug fullington. Hear a little historical view of cinderella from doug fullington, education programs manager.
Curated by audience education manager doug fullington. On december, 1983, pacific northwest ballet premieres a new production of nutcracker. Doug fullington received his bachelor of artsbachelor of music concurrent degree in music history, masters degree music history and juris doctor from the university of washington seattle, where he has since served as guest faculty teaching undergraduate and graduate music history and performance courses. Siemens association with pnb came through her involvement with the tudor choir. Pacific northwest ballet will debut new revival of. View doug fullington s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Fullington is a lauded dance historian, capable of reading stepanov notation, a classical ballet notation system. Red angels is a ballet of intense dramatic impact that is calculated to charge all the senses. Pacific northwest ballet giselle revisited youtube. Giselle april 10 19, 2020 pacific northwest ballet. Douglas fullington has practiced internal medicine for more than a decade and has a passion for teaching his patients how to maximize their health by optimizing their lifestyle.
Doug fullington, pnbs assistant to the artistic director, is reconstructing choreography from. To see it on live bodies, even on film, was very powerful for me. He is responsible for developing pnb s audience education programs and is also on the consulting staff of pnb school as dance historian. Giselle isnt really about deathits about an act of love that gives life.
Elizabeth murphy, james moore, leah merchant, angelica generosa, ezra thomson. Doug fullington assistant to the artistic director. Official website of pacific northwest ballet in seattle. Georgina pazcoguin on eliminating asian stereotypes in. Pacific northwest ballet offers see the music with. Artistic director peter boal, now in his sixth year with the seattlebased company, is staging the romantic ballet in collaboration with dance and music scholars. He is responsible for developing pnbs audience education programs and is also on the consulting staff of pnb. Dressed in scarlet leotards and bathed in white and red hot light, four dancers perform with powerful athleticism to a riveting score for electric violin. Because peter boals new production for pacific northwest ballet is based on research by the dance historians doug fullington and marian.
Pacific northwest ballet dancers and dance historian doug fullington present excerpts from the works of 19thcentury french ballet master marius petipa. Pnb copresents balanchines petipa pacific northwest. Works and process with doug fullington the marius petipa society. Pnbs cinderella preperformance lecture pacific northwest ballet. Pacific northwest ballet announced an addition to its 201011 season friday. But, as the great critic edwin denby commented aptly after attending the premiere. Pnb is coproducing this great lecture demo, and it is being presented by doug fullington aka doug on october 5, 67.
Pacific northwest ballet premieres kent stowellmaurice. Works and process with doug fullington works and process lectures presented by doug fullington and pacific northwest ballet after petipa featuring reconstructed notated passages from the sleeping beauty and swan lake. This is giselles first return since pnb s production received magnificent new sets and costumes in 2014. Doug fullington will make his conducting debut with pnb for cacti. Peter boals world premiere staging of giselle marks the first time an american ballet company has revived a classic based on original material researched by stepanov notation expert doug fullington in collaboration with leading giselle scholar marian smith. Pacific northwest ballet is excited to premiere the centerpiece of its 20152016 season, a sparkling new production of george balanchines the nutcracker. Pacific northwest ballets community education programs invites the community to see, learn, and engage in dance. Doug fullington, education programs manager at pacific northwest ballet, keeps. A new work by choreographer edwaard liang completes the triple bill. Enriching lives in the pacific northwest, considered a national treasure and acclaimed worldwide, pnb epitomizes excellence in the performing arts. Knowing almost nothing, i was particularly grateful for the halfhour introduction to the performance by pnbs education programs manager doug fullington. Doug fullington education programs manager reminds us how pnbs giselle is unique and why it remains the greatest.
Doug fullington on reconstructing giselle pacific northwest ballet. Silent ghost is the third work by alejandro cerrudo to enter the pnb repertoire. Ive never been to the ballet, except for the time i was dragged to the nutcracker, so i really didnt know what to expect when i attended pacific northwest ballets emergence on the recommendation of a friend. Moderated by audience education manager doug fullington. Petersburg in 1884 and revised by enrico cecchetti in 1894. Works and process with doug fullington the marius petipa. Pnb reaches students and teachers of all backgrounds and experience levels through inschool programming, visits to pnb studios, and speciallypriced matinees.
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