Ballet BC is a professional contemporary ballet company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1] The company was founded as Ballet British Columbia by Jean Orr, David Y. H. Lui[3] and Sheila Begg in 1986, with Annette av Paul as first Artistic Director.
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[4] in 2000 and dances by other Canadian choreographers. Alleyne was followed by Emily Molnar after the reorganization in 2009. Molnar was followed by Medhi Walerski in 2020.[1]
Ballet BC presents a repertoire of contemporary ballet.[6]
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.[7] The company travelled on their 30th anniversary tour in late 2015 and 2016.[8]
References
^ abcdStrate, Grant; Forzle, Richard (4 March 2015). "Ballet British Columbia". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
^"Team". Ballet BC. from the original on 10 June 2017.
^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. from the original on 16 November 2015.
^Stuart, Lena Marie (25 October 2002). "Ballet British Columbia - The Faerie Queen". Selected reviews. criticaldance.com. from the original on 6 March 2003.
^"Contact us". Ballet BC. from the original on 8 November 2016.
^"Vision". Ballet BC. 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. from the original on 8 August 2015.
Archive footage of Ballet BC performing Aniel in 2013 at Jacob's Pillow
Archive footage of Ballet BC performing Consagración in 2015 at Jacob's Pillow
February 22, 2023
ballet, contemporary, ballet, company, located, vancouver, british, columbia, queen, elizabeth, theatre, home, general, informationnameprevious, namesballet, british, columbiapredecessorpacific, ballet, theatre, ballet, horizons, year, founded1986foundersjean,. Ballet BC is a contemporary ballet company located in Vancouver British Columbia Ballet BCThe Queen Elizabeth Theatre home of Ballet BCGeneral informationNameBallet BCPrevious namesBallet British ColumbiaPredecessorPacific Ballet Theatre Ballet Horizons 1 Year founded1986FoundersJean Orr David Y H Lui Sheila BeggArtistic DirectorMedhi Walerski Emily Molnar 2009 2019 John Alleyne 1992 2009 Marquita Lester 1992 Barry Ingham 1990 92 Patricia Neary 1989 90 Reid Anderson 1987 89 Annette av Paul 1986 87 LocationVancouver BCPrincipal venueQueen Elizabeth TheatreWebsiteballetbc wbr comSenior staffChief ExecutiveJohn Clark 2 Branislav Henselmann 2012 2017 Jay Rankin 2009 2012 Susan K E Howard 2006 2009 Jennifer Johnstone 2004 2006 Kevin Myers 2000 2004 Tricia Baldwin 1997 2000 Howard R Jang 1993 1997 David Y H Lui 1992 1993 Robert J McGifford 1987 1992 Ken Peirson 1986 Artistic staffArtistic DirectorMedhi Walerski Contents 1 History 2 Repertoire 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditBallet BC is a professional contemporary ballet company based in Vancouver British Columbia Canada 1 The company was founded as Ballet British Columbia by Jean Orr David Y H Lui 3 and Sheila Begg in 1986 with Annette av Paul as first Artistic Director 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 4 in 2000 and dances by other Canadian choreographers Alleyne was followed by Emily Molnar after the reorganization in 2009 Molnar was followed by Medhi Walerski in 2020 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 5 Repertoire EditBallet BC presents a repertoire of contemporary ballet 6 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 7 The company travelled on their 30th anniversary tour in late 2015 and 2016 8 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 10 June 2017 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 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 8 November 2016 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 External links EditOfficial website Archive footage of Ballet BC performing Aniel in 2013 at Jacob s Pillow Archive footage of Ballet BC performing Consagracion in 2015 at Jacob s Pillow Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ballet BC amp oldid 1107602801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
