"Not every ballet dancer can manage this kind of range-or maintain it for as many years as he has-but whether partnering with ballerinas as a go-to story ballet prince or embracing the animalistic verve of Crystal Pite's Emergence, Postlewaite makes it look easy. His expression is always legible from the cheap seats, his smile magnetic, and when he retires at the end of the company's current season, he'll leave a prince-sized hole in his wake."
"Peter Boal, artistic director at PNB, met Postlewaite on the first day of a summer course there, when the dancer was a 13-year-old student. 'One of us knew what tremendous potential this young dancer possessed,' said Boal in a statement announcing Postlewaite's retirement."
Lucien Postlewaite has been a prominent principal dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet for 18 years, maintaining one of the longest tenures for a male principal dancer at the company. He demonstrates remarkable versatility, performing in classical story ballets like Cinderella and Romeo et Juliette alongside contemporary works such as Crystal Pite's Emergence and Ulysses Dove's Red Angels. Known for his legible expression, magnetic stage presence, and strong partnerships with ballerinas, Postlewaite is retiring at the end of the current season. Originally from California, he trained at the School of American Ballet in New York and was discovered by PNB's artistic director Peter Boal at age 13. Though initially pursuing New York City Ballet, he eventually joined PNB after being offered an apprenticeship.
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