Commemorate a Once In a Lifetime Evening with a One of a Kind Wine

Thanks to a generous donation from the Eastern Washington Private Estate of Ken Hick and Cheri Cooley-Hick, we are pleased to make available an extremely limited edition of 200 private label bottles of Oregon Ballet Theatre Dance United Merlot, hand signed by Artistic Director Christopher Stowell, hand-numbered, and featuring the signatures of all 10 Dance […]

Petrouchka from Portland to Perm, Russia

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, […]

Dance United: Meet Joffrey Power Duo Victoria and Temur

What would it be like to be husband and wife… and  play Giselle and Albrecht? Married Joffrey Ballet dancers Victoria Jaiani and Temur Suluashvili had the opportunity to just that this season, and the result was… well, I’ll let the New York Times sum it up: Giselle is a dramatic challenge as much as anything, […]

A Daily Dance Break with Dance United Guest Artists Maia and Tamás

The Dutch National Ballet is kindly loaning us two of their principal dancers, Maia Makhateli and Tamás Zoctan Nagy. Both are originally from Eastern Europe- Maia hails from Tblisi, Georgia and Tamás is originally from Budapest, Hungary. Both have had multi-national careers before finding a home at the Dutch National. Tamás is a photographer in […]

Welcome, Wendy Whelan

(Albert Evans farewell with Wendy Whelan in Herman Schmerman pas de deux. Photo by Paul Kolnik.) There are few dancers working in the world today with the longevity of career and architectural beauty of Wendy Whelan. Having started her career at New York City Ballet in 1986 during what turned out to be the last […]

Dance United: Exploring Wheeldon’s Ghosts

(Pictured: Yuan Yuan Tan and Damien Smith in the San Francisco Ballet world premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s Ghosts. Photo by Alistair McCauley) San Francisco Ballet Soloists Dana Genshaft and Garen Scribner will be joining us for Dance United  on June 9th at the Keller Auditorium and we are delighted to learn that they will be […]

Introducing Dance United Guest Artist Jeanette Delgado

The New York Times recently called Miami City Ballet principal dancer Jeanette Delgado “one of the world’s most marvelous ballerinas.” Get to know this fascinating guest artist in this recent PBS special about the Miami City Ballet. She and partner Renato Penteado will perform an excerpt from Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes at Dance United. Dance […]

So… Tell us What You Thought of Chromatic Quartet!

Did you see Chromatic Quartet on opening weekend?  We want to hear what you think in the comments below! Which piece was your favorite? Do you want one of those dresses from Chromatic Quartet? Did the Stravinsky Violin Concerto make you feel closer to Balanchine? Interested in seeing more from Christopher Wheeldon? Do tell. Here’s […]

BACKSTAGE PASS: A Few Delicious, Nearly Finished, Lost Dance Ensembles…

The costumes for The Lost Dance are loaded in to The Newmark for tomorrow night’s opening night of Chromatic Quartet. Before he sent them off, Adam Arnold shared a few final pictures of the costumes coming together. Here’s a peek:

Win Box Seats to Chromatic Quartet Opening Night!

The Newmark Theatre is a wonderful venue for dance and the box seats make you feel like the whole performance is being given just for you. There’s a reason they used to be reserved exclusively for titled nobility. They’re THAT good. Score your own VIP experience and win a pair of box seats for the […]