Ballet BC is very pleased to announce that Medhi Walerski will become the Company’s new Artistic Director, effective July 2020*. In September 1989, Mr. McKenzie was appointed a permanent guest artist with The Washington Ballet, and, in 1991, assumed the position of Artistic Associate of that company. Mikko Nissinen, new artistic director of the Boston Ballet. Webre was artistic director of the Washington Ballet between 1999 and 2016, and prior to that performed the same role for six years at the American Repertory Ballet in Princeton, New Jersey. Our leadership team brings a combined wealth of experience in contemporary ballet and is dedicated to continue to pursue a mandate of dynamism and collaboration that fuels choreographers, dancers and audiences alike. Article content. Please check your browser settings to ensure that it is not blocking Facebook from running on straight.com. "An inspiredemerging leader, Medhi’s accomplishments as an internationally renowned dancer, as well as his 8-year choreographic affiliation with the Company will surely bring Ballet BC forward with a fresh new vision.”. Working on Romeo + Juliet, which returns here March 4 to 7, he attempted his first story ballet--and he told the Straight he found a renewed appreciation for his classical training, even after years of cutting-edge contemporary work at NDT. Founded in 1986, Ballet BC has been under the leadership of Artistic Director Emily Molnar since 2009. French-born Nederlands Dans Theater alumnus Medhi Walerski has been named the troupe's artistic director, starting officially in July 2020. Shannon Heth Artistic Director, YOU dance / Principal Ballet Master. On Aug. 22, he was fired. Ballet B.C. It was founded by J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd. and the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1962, with the English-born dancer, teacher, repetiteur and director Dame Peggy van Praagh as founding artistic director. Ballet BC was founded as Ballet British Columbia by Jean Orr, David Y. H. Lui and Sheila Begg in 1986, with Annette av Paul as first Artistic Director. He or she typically reports to the chief administrative officer, although in some companies, the two positions are combined into one.. Jonathan Stafford, 38, who has been running the company for more than a year on an interim basis, will become the new artistic director of City Ballet as … Scroll for bonus content! The artistic director functions as leader of this group, with the aim to create and/or realize various new and established works. Rex Harrington, O.C. p: 604-844-9750. The company adopted its current name after financial problems and a restructuring in 2009. She has steered Ballet BC for a decade, helping to bring it out of a financial crisis and taking it to a world stage, where it has won acclaim on tours to Europe and the U.S. Walerski cut his teeth at the Paris Opera Ballet and was a starring member dancing for NDT for more than a decade. Company. Ballet BC artistic director Emily Molnar has announced she’s bound for the Netherlands. Under the artistic direction of Emily Molnar, Ballet BC is lauded for its outstanding versatility and technique wherever it performs. Rasta Thomas, a respected dancer, choreographer and entrepreneur, signed a contract on July 19 making him artistic director of the nascent American National Ballet, based in Charleston. 20/01/2021. It certainly helps that Cunxin is a fundraiser par excellence. “I am honored and thrilled to be joining Ballet BC as Artistic Director, and to work and collaborate with its incredible artists and team," Walerski said in the statement today. Ballet B.C. The company will continue their commitment to create, innovate and inspire through the power of dance — both new talent and legacy dancers are working on live and digital performances that will unite them with Vancouver audiences, … —Dance Magazine Canada’s beloved contemporary ballet company celebrates 10 years of excellence under the leadership of artistic director Emily Molnar, a former soloist with Ballett Frankfurt. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Milk Creative Communications Kevin Irving | Artistic Director A rare dancer whose career spanned multiple disciplines, Kevin Irving began dancing with jazz classes in his hometown dance school (Long Island, New York), before joining the school and training ensemble of Alvin Ailey – an experience that impacted him deeply. WALDORF BALLET IS A LIMITED COMPANY Acclaimed NDT after the end of this season the dancers as well as selecting and productions... 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