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ArtalogueBallet and Artistic Direction with RWB's Artistic Director Christopher StowellChristopher Stowell was born in New York City and received his training at Pacific Northwest Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. In 1985, he joined San Francisco Ballet where he danced for 16 years, appearing in theaters throughout the world. An established interpreter of the George Balanchine repertoire, Stowell has appeared in almost every Balanchine ballet performed by San Francisco Ballet. In 2003 Stowell was named the Artistic Director of Oregon Ballet Theatre, a position he held until 2012. In 2017, Stowell was named the first Associate Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, a position he held until 2022. Stowell has...2025-07-1836 min
The Mushroom Murder Trial: Erin Patterson’s True CrimesDid Erin Patterson Intentionally Poison Gail Patterson? Justice Christopher Beale Guides Jury in Mushroom Murder TrialJustice Christopher Beale has delivered his initial phase of instructions to the jury in the Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial, emphasising they alone must determine if the prosecution has proven her guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The case centres on whether Ms Patterson deliberately laced a beef wellington with death cap mushrooms, killing her former in-laws Don and Gail Patterson and Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson, while severely poisoning Heather's husband Ian.• Trial now in its ninth week with intense media scrutiny• Ms Patterson pled not guilty to all charges and testified for eight days• Justice Beale warned...2025-06-2405 min