Eastside dancers prepare for PNB’s “Nutcracker”


October 19, 2012 · Updated 10:24 AM 

It is Nutcracker season at Pacific Northwest Ballet! Created by PNB Founding Artistic Director Kent Stowell and world-famous author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, this “Nutcracker” production is like no other in the world. PNB’s annual Stowell/Sendak “Nutcracker” features over 200 roles danced by professional dancers and students, including some from the Eastside:

Marianne Bautista; Kaili Kitamura; Kuu Sakuragi; Chandler Sharp; Lindsey Pool; Julia Bray; Julia Honari; Olivia Wood; Emma Sherrell; Niki Petrakos; Madelyn Kleven; Natalie Psyhogeos; Dora Pungan; Elina Stirret; Katherine Zhang; Mallory Kilbreath; Elena Hamblin; Annie Bullock; Jade Butler; Gabrielle Eusebio; Gabrielle Harder; Arlee Ness; Eudora Sheridan; Catherine Wittenmeyer; Rose Wittenmeyer; Maggia Liang; Shamber Goldstein; Jessica Kwiram and Amber Edmonds.

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