PNB announces remainder of 2008-09 season

Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal has announced the remainder of the company's 2008-09 season. "Swan Lake," the lavish full-length Tchaikovsky ballet choreographed by former PNB artistic director Kent Stowell, will return to the McCall Hall stage in April 2009. The season will conclude with a "Director's Choice" evening of neoclassical ballet, including Jerome Robbins' "Dances at a Gathering," Christopher Wheeldon's "After the Rain" pas de deux and George Balanchine's "Symphony in C."

The earlier part of the season, announced previously, includes two world premieres from modern-dance legend Twyla Tharp as well as additional works from Balanchine, Wheeldon, Mark Morris and others.

Subscriptions are now on sale; single tickets will be available in July. More information: www.pnb.org or 206-441-2424.

Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times movie critic