Amanda Morgan is from Tacoma, Washington. She studied at Dance Theatre Northwest and Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and she attended summer courses at Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Boston Ballet School, and the School of American Ballet. Amanda joined Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) as an apprentice in 2016 and was promoted to corps de ballet in 2017 and to soloist in 2022. 

Amanda is a newly established choreographer.  In 2019, she launched her project titled "The Seattle Project" which is a group of  artists collaborating  to creates new work and dance that is accessible to the community and uplifts BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists. Ms. Morgan was named “25 to Watch” in Dance Magazine for the 2020 year. She also has been featured on the National Endowment for the Arts podcast in February of 2021.

Zane Ellis is the founding Managing Director of the Seattle Project and has been a collaborator since its inception. 

Zane has trained and performed professionally with the Pennsylvania Ballet, Richmond Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. He has also originated roles in new works by Peter Boal, Sarah Pasch, Calista Ruat, Margaret Mullin, Nancy Casciano and Amanda Morgan. As a choreographer, Mr. Ellis has been commissioned to choreograph multiple new works for The Richmond Ballet Trainee Program.

Zane is currently the Development Manager for Base: Experimental Arts + Space, a nonprofit organization dedicated to elevating risk and invention in dance, performance and multidisciplinary art. He is also the Program Operations Manager for A Way Home Washington, a statewide movement to end youth and young adult homelessness in Washington.