Have you been laughing too much lately? We thought not! April's Laugh Out Loud! Festival is your chance to fest on four feel-good days of fun and frivolity furnished by Pacific Northwest Ballet's daringly dexterous dancers in six seriously side-splitting scenarios. Featuring a world-premiere by Broadway darling Susan Stroman—ballet and comedy collide in two mixed bills of Laugh Out Loud premieres, April 17-20 only.
Pacific Northwest Ballet Pacific Northwest Ballet, one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies in the United States, was founded in 1972. In July 2005, Peter Boal became Artistic Director, succeeding Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, Co-Artistic Directors since 1977. The Company of forty-four dancers presents more than 100 performances each year of full-length and mixed repertory ballets at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall and on tour. The Company has toured to Europe, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Canada and throughout the United States, with celebrated appearances at Jacob's Pillow and in New York City and Washington DC.
Under the direction of Peter Boal, PNB has continued to expand and diversify its repertory to include works by Ulysses Dove, Susan Marshall, Mark Morris, Victor Quijada, Twyla Tharp, Christopher Wheeldon and others. An annual Spring Dance Festival was inaugurated in April 2007 with the theme Celebrate Seattle. The second annual festival will be the Laugh Out Loud! Festival in April 2008, featuring new and classic comedy ballets.
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