Topic: Pacific Northwest Ballet: Notes, 5/13/02
posted 13 May 2002 12:52 PM
Principal Dancer Julie Tobiason will retire at the conclusion of PNB's performances at Sadler's Wells in July. She plans to teach in the PNB School beginning in September.
Corps members Oleg Gorboulev, Casey Herd, Jonathan Porretta and Astrit Zejnati have been promoted to soloist for the 2002-03 season. Mr. Zejnati recently returned to PNB following a six-month sojourn with Miami City Ballet.
First year corps members who will be promoting to regular corps are Lindsi Dec, Lesley Rausch, Kiyon Gaines, Joshua Grant, David Schneider and Josh Spell. New corps members include
Leon Cino, Karel Cruz, Rachel Foster and James Gotesky. (Mr. Gotesky will be joining next week, following the conclusion of his obligations to Fort Worth/Dallas, and will be in the June repertory performances as well as the Sadler's Wells tour.) Alison Basford and Kari Brunson (from PNB School) have been offered first-year corps contracts for 2002-03.
[Modificato da Giovanna CSP 21/03/2004 16.46]