Pacific Northwest Ballet, one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies in the United States, was founded in 1972. In July 2005, Peter Boal became artistic director, succeeding Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, artistic directors since 1977. The company is especially known for its performance of the Stowell/Maurice Sendak adaptation of the "The Nutcracker," which it presented from 1983 to 2015.
In this image dancer Freedom Ozog, in costume as the titular character The Nutcracker, waits backstage before the start of the show. The 1986 performance of "The Nutcracker" was filmed for the movie "Nutcracker: The Motion Picture," directed by Carroll Ballard.
Typed on verso: Backstage at Nutcracker. Freedom Ozog, young performer in Nutcracker, is pensive backstage before the start of performance of the holiday classic in Seattle. She plays the Nutcracker (that's the costume she's in...). 12-14-86 Attached to verso: Backstage at the Opera House. Pacific Northwest Ballet's Freedom Ozog waits before the start of "The Nutcracker." This year the ballet is on film as well as on stage. Dec 20, 1986
Caption information source: "Pacific Northwest Ballet," by Paula Becker, HistoryLink.org Essay 10135
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : color ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.013.19.04, photo by Kurt Smith
