Ballet BC
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The Queen Elizabeth Theatre, home of Ballet BC
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| General information | |
| Name | Ballet BC |
| Previous names | Ballet British Columbia |
| Predecessor |
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| Year founded | 1986 |
| Founders |
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| Artistic Director | Annette av Paul |
| Location | Vancouver, BC |
| Principal venue | Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
| Website | http://balletbc.com/ |
| Senior staff | |
| Chief Executive | Branislav Henselmann |
| Company Manager | Melissa Tsang |
| Artistic Administrator | Janet Lea |
| Artistic staff | |
| Artistic Director | Emily Molnar |
| Resident Choreographers | Cayetano Soto |
| Rehearsal Director | Sylvain Senez[2] |
Ballet BC is a contemporary ballet company located in Vancouver, British Columbia.
History[edit]
Ballet BC was founded as Ballet British Columbia by Jean Orr, David Y. H. Lui[3] and Sheila Baggs in 1986, with Annette av Paul as first Artistic Director. The company adopted its current name after financial problems and a restructuring in 2009.[1][4]
Artistic direction passed to Reid Anderson, Patricia Neary and Barry Ingham and in 1992 to John Alleyne, who introduced a program with original choreography including his The Faerie Queen[5] in 2000 and dances by other Canadian choreographers. Alleyne was followed by Emily Molnar after the reorganisation in 2009.[1]
As of April 2015[update], the company is the only professional ballet company in British Columbia.[1] It is based in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.[6]
Repertoire[edit]
Ballet BC presents a repertoire of contemporary ballet.[7]
The company opened the 2015 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, presenting three dances each by a different choreographer including Twenty Eight Thousand Waves by their own resident choreographer Cayetano Soto.[8] The company is travelling on a 30th anniversary tour in late 2015 and 2016.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Strate, Grant; Forzle, Richard (4 March 2015). "Ballet British Columbia". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Team". Ballet BC. Archived from the original on 19 August 2015.
- ^ Lederman, Marsha (30 September 2011). "David Lui: The man with the flowing cape brought ballet to life in B.C.". The Globe and Mail (Toronto). Archived from the original on 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Ballet British Columbia optimistic despite financial woes". CBC News. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015.
- ^ Stuart, Lena Marie (25 October 2002). "Ballet British Columbia - The Faerie Queen". Selected reviews. criticaldance.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2003.
- ^ "Contact us". Ballet BC. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Vision". Ballet BC. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015.
- ^ Ross, Ken (27 June 2015). "Dance Review: Ballet BC jolts Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival back to life". Masslive. Springfield, Massachusetts. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Ballet BC: 30th Anniversary Tour". Banff Centre. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015.
