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Jonathan Porretta: charismatic and intelligent, this new PNB principal has captivated audiences and dancemakers.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-JUL-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Jonathan Porretta: charismatic and intelligent, this new PNB principal has captivated audiences and dancemakers.(On the Rise)(Pacific Northwest Ballet Company)(Biography)

Article Excerpt
Eight years ago in The Village Voice, Kate Mattingly identified 21 "Players in the Field" who had "mastered a position in the dance world." Among luminaries like Ronald K. Brown, Bessie Schonberg, and Peter Boal, the list included "rookie" Jonathan Porretta, then 15 years old. Mattingly described him as "An American Misha--though his idol's Peter Boal." This July, Porretta again shares the spotlight with Boal, this time in Seattle, where the former New York City Ballet principal takes the helm as artistic director of Pacific Northwest Ballet and Porretta appears as the company's newest principal.

What sets Porretta apart from the precise dancing typical of PNB are his exceptionally...

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