>>>
>>> WHEN
>>> WHEN JULIE KENT RETURNED HOME TO LEAD 4@THE WASHINGTON
BALLET4@ COMPANY, THE COMPANY W
NEARLY $3 MILLION IN DEBT AND
SOME OF THEIR BIGGEST STARS
WERE ON THEIR WAY OUT THE DOOR.
>> WE TALKED WITH KENT TO SEE
IF HER STAR POWER HAS ELEVATED
THE 4@ICONIC BALLET COMPANY.
>>
>> Reporter: FOR JULIE KENT, THE DAY BEGINS EARLY IN THE
STUDIOS OF BALLET NORTHWEST.
SHE DIRECTS COMPANY MEMBERS
THROUGH A SERIES OF 4@EXERCISES
EVERY MORNING BEFORE4@ AN4@
EXTENDED BLOCK OF REHEARSALS.
THE COMPANY IS GEARING UP FOR
40 PERFORMANCES OF NUTCRACKER.
>> SHE REALLY HAS TO TAKE YOU
THIS WAY.
THIS WAY.
THIS WAY. THEN IT'S ABOUT THIS LINE AS
OPPOSED TO THIS LINE.
>> Reporter: DURING 4@HE4@R STA-
STUDDED CAREER, HE LED ALL OVER
THE WORLD TO STAGES LARGE AND
SMALL, EVEN PITTSBURGH IN
MOVIES LIKE THE 2010 HIT CENTER
SMALL, EVEN PITTSBURGH IN MOVIES LIKE THE 2010 HIT CENTER@
STAGE.
STAGE.
STAGE. KENT AND HER HUSBAND ARE THREE
YEARS INTO 4@THEIR TENURE AT TH
KENT AND HER HUSBAND ARE THREE YEARS INTO 4@THEIR TENURE AT TH@
WASHINGTON BALLET.
WASHINGTON BALLET. >> I THINK OUR GOAL AS A GROUP
IS, CURTAIN RISES, YOU SEE
PERFORMANCE THAT YOU WOULD BE 4@
PROUD TO PRESENT 4@ON ANY STAGE
IN THE WORLD.
>> I THINK THE DANCERS HAVE
YEAR OVER YEAR OVER YEAR HAVE
GROWN AND ACHIEVED THAT FOR US.
SO THE NEXT YEAR, YOU 4@LOOK FO
THEM TO DO BETTER AND REPEAT,
AND WHEN YOU GO ON STAGE, YOU
DON'T WANT IT TO BE GOOD.
YOU WANT IT TO BE GREAT.
>> Reporter: REPERTORY HAS A
GREATER INFLUENCE ON FULL
LENGTH BALLETS.
LENGTH BALLETS. >> THE FULL LENGTH BALLETS ARE
VERY REVEALING, SO YOUR
STRENGTHS ARE REVEALED AND YOUR
WEAKNESSES ARE REVEALED.
>> Reporter: OVER THE LAST
THREE YEARS, SALES HAVE
STEADILY INCREASED UP TO $2.4
MILLION IN THE 2018-19 SEASON.
>> DO YOU FEEL A SENSE OF, YOU
KNOW, EXTRA MOTIVATION 4@TO BE
SUCCESSFUL?
SUCCESSFUL? >> YES, IT'S EXCITING.
>> DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE ALSO
ON THE RISE, FROM 1. $3MILLION
IN 2017 TO $1.9 MILLION IN
2019.
2019.
2019. WHEN WE ASKED ABOUT 4@THE DEBT,
SPOKESPERSON SAID QUOTE, IT'S
NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANY ONE
EVENT.
EVENT.
EVENT. AVAILABLE TAX RECORDS SHOW AN
INCREASE IN TOTAL EXPENSES BUT
AS THE ADMINISTRATION AND BOARD
TRY AND STABILIZE THE FINANCES,
KENT AND HER HUSBAND ARE
4@
KENT AND HER HUSBAND ARE GEARING UP FOR A MARATHON OF
PERFORMANCES4@ AND TRYING TO LE
AN INSTITUTION THE COMMUNITY
CAN BE PROUD OF.
>> YOU'RE 4@SO GOAL-ORIENTED.
IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT WHAT AM I
GOING TO DO IN THE NEXT
PROGRAM, HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO
NUTCRACKER.
NUTCRACKER. SO WHEN WE DO TAKE ON ALL THE
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN
PRESENTED IN ALL THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT AS AN
ORGANIZATION WE HAVE
COLLECTIVELY ACHIEVED, IT DOES
FEEL REALLY GOOD.