Pacific Northwest Ballet invites you to celebrate the opening of the 2017-2018 season at First Look, an elegant evening of dining, music, and dance.

Start your evening with an exclusive cocktail reception; then enjoy the opening night performance. Join Company dancers backstage for a dazzling black-tie dinner and auction. Stay on the scene as the party continues with dessert, drinks, and dancing on stage.



Guest of Honor
Jerome Kaplan, Costume & Scenic Designer



Event Schedule:

5:00 pm Cocktail Reception



6:30 pm Pacific Northwest Ballet Season Opening Performance

Jewels 

Emeralds George Balanchine / Gabriel Fauré 
Rubies George Balanchine / Igor Stravinsky 
Diamonds George Balanchine / Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky 



8:30 pm (approximately) Backstage Gala Dinner and Dancing





We ask that you Raise the Paddle this year to help support DISCOVER DANCE, which provides high-quality, standards-based dance education to public schools that otherwise have little or no capacity to offer dance instruction.