Here’s a quick postcard from Walla Walla sent by our dancers on the road, prepping for their performance at the Walla Walla Summer Dance Festival. Brian Simcoe writes: It’s the second day of rehearsal for the group here and, as you can tell, we are loving Walla Walla. This is us arriving at the rehearsal […]
May 25, 2012
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Perm, Russia to help Nicolo Fonte stage the version of Petrouchka he choreographed on OBT this past fall. I had an amazing time there exploring and experiencing a different culture, working with the dancers, and learning about the structure of a Russian ballet company and opera house. There, […]
February 1, 2012
Check out these gorgeous sketches of the costumes for Anne Mueller’s upcoming Carnival of the Animals, premiering in April at the School of OBT Annual Performance in the Newmark! Click here to see photos of OBT dancers previewing an excerpt from the work last week at OMSI After Dark! Costume sketches by Sarah Gahagan
July 28, 2011
Today we have Christopher Wheeldon’s Carnival of the Animals which he sets as a child’s dream of spending a night in the Museum of Natural History. If you had to guess the order in which he created Polyphonia, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Carnival of the Animals which do you think came first and last […]
June 17, 2011
Hi OBT Friends! You haven’t previously heard much from me via the blog, but now that I’m spending less time in pointe shoes I’m looking forward to sharing a bit of my “behind the scenes” perspective. As you may know, I recently retired from my performing career during our recent “Song and Dance” program. My […]
April 4, 2011
OBT staff members Linda Besant and Claire Willett sat down with Principal Dancer Anne Mueller (who retires from the stage and transitions to our artistic staff in May) to interview her about her life and career. Over the next few days we’ll be sharing with you some of her stories and anecdotes – from her […]
March 29, 2011
OBT staffer Claire Willett sits down with Anne Mueller to talk all things Christopher Stowell – how she met him, how she would describe him in three words (HINT: she can’t), her favorite Stowell role, how she’s grown as a dancer over the past few years, and the one time she got to dance with […]
March 25, 2011
All week long, we’ve been sharing stories from Anne about her career, from her start at Washington Ballet to her work with the Trey McIntyre Project and her relationship with Christopher Stowell. Now it’s your turn to share. What was the first time you saw Anne dance? What’s your favorite Anne role? A memory from […]
March 23, 2011
OBT staff members Linda Besant and Claire Willett sat down with Principal Dancer Anne Mueller (who retires from the stage and transitions to our artistic staff in May) to interview her about her life and career. Over the next few days we’ll be sharing with you some of her stories and anecdotes – from her […]
March 21, 2011
OBT staff members Linda Besant and Claire Willett sat down with retiring Principal Dancer Anne Mueller to interview her about her life and career. Over the next few days we’ll be sharing with you some of her stories and anecdotes – from her childhood as a touring ballet dancer, to the craziest photo shoot she […]
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July 27, 2012
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