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Pacific Northwest Ballet premieres Kyle Davis's The Raven in Ghost Stories at McCaw Hall

The four-work program runs through Nov. 15 and brings back Balanchine's La Sonnambula after almost 20 years.

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In Seattle, Pacific Northwest Ballet is running its Ghost Stories program at McCaw Hall from Nov. 6 to Nov. 15.[1] The program carries a world premiere, The Raven, by principal dancer Kyle Davis.[2] Davis drew the ballet from the poem by Edgar Allan Poe.[3] The Raven had its premiere on opening night, Nov. 6.[4] Seattle Refined also credits Davis with the new work drawn from The Raven.[5] The premiere marks a turn in a long career. Davis will retire from PNB in 2027 after 19 years with the company.[6] The Raven is a work he made in his final seasons with the company. Ghost Stories holds four ballets.[7][8] Two are by choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo: Silent Ghost and PACOPEPEPLUTO.[9][10] Michael Korsch designed the lighting for Silent Ghost.[11] PACOPEPEPLUTO is set to music recorded by Dean Martin.[12] On opening night, Noah Martzall, Christopher D'Ariano and Jonathan Batista danced it.[13] The evening closes with George Balanchine's La Sonnambula.[14] The ballet returns to the company after almost 20 years away.[15] Seattle Refined puts the gap at nearly two decades.[16] The Sound on Stage sent critic Tucker Cholvin to the opening night.[17] His review found the program more strange than spooky.[18] The evening runs two hours and six minutes.[19] That time includes two intermissions of 20 minutes each.[20] The company adds free extras to each date. A Ballet Talk lecture starts one hour before every performance.[21] A Meet the Artist question session follows every show.[22] An audio-described performance is set for Nov. 14 at 2 p.m.[23] The last performance is Nov. 15.[24][25]
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  1. Ghost Stories runs November 06 to November 15 2026 at McCaw Hall Seattle. · thesoundonstage.org
  2. Kyle Davis created world premiere ballet The Raven inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. · pnb.org
  3. Kyle Davis choreographed an adaptation of The Raven for this program. · thesoundonstage.org
  4. The Raven premieres November 6 2026 at Pacific Northwest Ballet. · pnb.org
  5. Kyle Davis created a new work inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven'. · seattlerefined.com
  6. Kyle Davis will retire from PNB in 2027 after 19 years. · seattlerefined.com
  7. Ghost Stories includes four ballet works. · pnb.org
  8. 'Ghost Stories' at Pacific Northwest Ballet features four works. · seattlerefined.com
  9. Two Alejandro Cerrudo works are included: Silent Ghost and PACOPEPEPLUTO. · pnb.org
  10. Alejandro Cerrudo contributed 'Silent Ghost' and 'PACOPEPEPLUTO' to the program. · seattlerefined.com
  11. Michael Korsch designed lighting for the Silent Ghost piece. · thesoundonstage.org
  12. PACOPEPEPLUTO uses music recorded by Dean Martin. · thesoundonstage.org
  13. Noah Martzall, Christopher D'Ariano, and Jonathan Batista performed PACOPEPEPLUTO on opening night. · thesoundonstage.org
  14. Balanchine's La Sonnambula is the final piece in the Ghost Stories program. · thesoundonstage.org
  15. La Sonnambula by George Balanchine returns to PNB after almost 20 years. · pnb.org
  16. George Balanchine's 'La Sonnambula' returns to PNB after nearly two decades. · seattlerefined.com
  17. Tucker Cholvin wrote this dance review. · thesoundonstage.org
  18. The review states the show is more strange than spooky. · thesoundonstage.org
  19. Ghost Stories runs two hours six minutes with two 20 minute intermissions. · pnb.org
  20. The runtime includes two 20 minute intermissions. · thesoundonstage.org
  21. Free Ballet Talk lectures happen one hour before each performance. · pnb.org
  22. Free Meet the Artist Q&A sessions follow every performance. · pnb.org
  23. An audio-described Ghost Stories performance runs November 14 2026 at 2:00pm. · pnb.org
  24. Pacific Northwest Ballet runs Ghost Stories November 6 to 15 2026. · pnb.org
  25. 'Ghost Stories' runs through Nov 15 at McCaw Hall. · seattlerefined.com
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