Price Suddarth
Executive Artistic Director
Price Suddarth is an award-winning American choreographer, filmmaker, and retired soloist of Pacific Northwest Ballet. Based in Seattle, he is the Executive Artistic Director and Co-Founder of JUMPKUT Contemporary Ballet, a company dedicated to creating bold, emotionally resonant dance stories for both stage and screen.
A graduate of the Central Indiana Dance Ensemble, the School of American Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Price joined Pacific Northwest Ballet in 2010 and performed with the company for 14 seasons before retiring in 2024. In 2018 he was promoted to soloist, earning recognition for his versatility and artistry on stage while simultaneously emerging as a sought-after choreographer.
His choreographic career began at the School of American Ballet and has since included commissions for Pacific Northwest Ballet, New York Choreographic Institute, Kansas City Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, and more. In 2022, he won the Genesis: International Choreographic Competition, and he was a nominee for the Princess Grace Award. He was also the first choreographer invited to create a world premiere for the Ballet Sun Valley Festival. His work spans both traditional stages and new media platforms, from Silent Resonance—a VR film named one of YouTube’s top videos of 2017—to site-specific collaborations and large-scale premieres such as Signature, which made him the youngest choreographer in PNB’s history.
Since 2020, Price has been a leading figure in dance film. He has produced more than a dozen original films with nationally recognized institutions and founded two major festivals: the PNB Dance Film Festival and the Dance in Focus Film Festival with The Music Center in Los Angeles. He also curates a dance-based television series for EVRGRN Channel, founded by Tom Skerritt. In 2024, his achievements were recognized in Raising the Curtain: Technology Success Stories from Performing Arts Leaders and Artists as a significant innovator in the arts.
At JUMPKUT, Price channels this breadth of experience into a permanent home for contemporary ballet in Seattle—building a company where stage and screen converge, artists are empowered to experiment, and dance reaches audiences in bold, unexpected ways.
Emma Love Suddarth
Associate Artistic Director
Emma Love Suddarth, a former ballet dancer turned writer and educator, is based in Seattle, Washington. She trained at Pacific Northwest Ballet School and numerous summer programs, graduating valedictorian from Northfield School of the Liberal Arts in 2006. In 2007, she was the first recipient of the Flemming Halby Exchange with the Royal Danish Ballet School and received Kansas Cultural Trust Grants in 2004 and 2005.
Emma joined Pacific Northwest Ballet in 2008, performing in works by leading choreographers before retiring from the stage in September 2021. She has since focused on writing, arts education, and choreography, contributing to PNB’s blog, 4dancers.org, and Pointe Magazine, and serving on marketing teams for both Pointe Magazine and PNB.
As Associate Artistic Director of JUMPKUT, Emma collaborates closely with Price Suddarth to shape the company’s vision, while continuing her work as a repetiteur and choreographic assistant for institutions including PNB School, Colburn School, Tulsa Ballet, Olympic Ballet Theater, and Milwaukee Ballet. She is also a sought-after guest teacher and an integral creative force behind JUMPKUT’s stage and screen productions.
Artistic Advisors
Kent Stowell, Francia Russell, Peter Boal
Our Team
Our work is made possible by a team of collaborators who bring expertise across art, film, business, and beyond.
Katie Bombico
Strategic planning & development consultant
Dan Lao
Photographer
Brittany Kirk
Fundraising and grant specialist
Double Plus Productions
Film and animation
Joleen Hughes
Legal representative (Hughes Media Law Group)
Joel Foster
Screen Writer