After 15 years, benjamin griffiths bids adieu to pacific northwest ballet. amy brandt. june 4, 2020. in addition to cancelled shows, the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted final performances for many retiring dancers. pointe is giving several retiring principals and soloists a chance to reflect on their careers and offer advice to the next. For griffiths, it would be one last chance to appear onstage with his current dance partner, leta biasucci. pnb principal dancers leta biasucci and benjamin griffiths in george balanchine's.
Biasucci. leta biasucci is from carlisle, pennsylvania. she studied under marcia dale weary at central pennsylvania youth ballet and became a trainee at san francisco ballet school in 2006. she joined oregon ballet theatre in 2008. she joined pacific northwest ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2011 and was promoted to soloist in 2014. Rehearsal is in full swing, and leta biasucci, pacific northwest ballet's newest principal dancer, finds herself in unfamiliar territory. biasucci is always game for a challenge, but choreographer kyle davis wants her to lift fellow dancer clara ruf maldonado. repeatedly. while she's known for her technical prowess, lifting another dancer off the floor is a bit daunting for biasucci, who. Leta biasucci & benjamin griffiths in george balanchine's square dance. Leta biasucci and benjamin griffiths star in pnb's next production for the digital stage: coppelia! one of ballet's most delightful comedies, coppelia.
Leta biasucci & benjamin griffiths in george balanchine's square dance. Leta biasucci and benjamin griffiths star in pnb's next production for the digital stage: coppelia! one of ballet's most delightful comedies, coppelia. Dance review: pnb program emphasizes roots of three choreographers: george balanchine, jerome robbins and twyla tharp. ballet repeats june 9 12. Props to leta biasucci, ben griffiths, and ryan cardea for a winsome show. pnb shines in this one, from the luminous swells of léo delibes’ score, delivered by our magnificent orchestra, to the elaborate hand sewn couture of each exquisite costume created by pnb’s shop, and each decorative portuguese tile and dusty volume hand painted and.
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