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Under the directorship of kent stowell and francia russell, originally of new york city ballet, it broke away from the opera in 1977 and took its current name in 1978. Posted dec 15, 2015 portland, seattle ballet companies present the nutcracker. In seattle, maurice sendaks wild nutcracker reaches its final act for more than 30 years, the pacific northwest ballets nutcracker has used sets and. Koch theater is the premiere ballet and dance center in new york city. Pacific northwest ballet flemming halby dance student exchange program. Enjoy this wonderful promotion from pacific northwest ballet. Youll experience all of this before the dancing even starts.
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