Later this month, Pacific Northwest Ballet will immerse itself in a brand-new holiday “Nutcracker,” but now it’s time for a very different evening of dance. “Emergence,” opening Friday, Nov. 6, ...

Vancouver, B.C.-based choreographer Crystal Pite is no stranger to Seattle — she and her contemporary company Kidd Pivot have been regular visitors to On the Boards in recent years. But now she’s back ...

Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite might actually be better known in Europe than here on the North American continent. The Vancouver Island native trained in ballet and danced with Ballet British ...

!–paging_filter–pIt’s probably not a ballet dancer’s lifelong dream to be described as buggy, but in the case of Crystal Pite’s piece Emergence, it proves the highest compliment. The Vancouver ...

In the opening seconds of Crystal Pite's Emergence, a dancer lies on the floor, twitching and arching her shoulder blades in the throes of some struggle. Is she hatching? Or dying? Her male partner ...

To fans of contemporary dance, Crystal Pite is a goddess. She heads the Vancouver-based troupe Kidd Pivot, which wowed local audiences during appearances at Seattle’s On the Boards. She also serves as ...