Ballet BC dancers are a group of open-minded and curious artists, each unique for their exceptional artistry while sharing an intuitive passion for movement. Deeply committed to new creation in addition to presenting masterworks from today’s most sought-after voices in dance, Ballet BC’s diverse repertoire includes works by choreographers such as Crystal Pite, Johan Inger, Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, Medhi Walerski, Out Innerspace, Imre and Marne van Opstal, Roy Assaf, and Micaela Taylor. The company offers a variety of professional development and educational opportunities in the community, aiming to bring the power of dance to the widest audience possible.
27’52” is named for its exact duration and explores four theoretical elements: Time, Speed, Love, and Constant Changes;
as well as two more concrete set elements—a floor, and a ceiling.
(6 dancers, 28 minutes)
Frontier is a portrait of the invisible forces that move us.
(20 dancers, 28 minutes)
“Obsidian is, in the end, about love and about us trying to make sense of it and our need for it and our loss of it—and I mean that
romantically and also not romantically.” – Bobbi Jene Smith
(6 dancers, 22 minutes)
Inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson, SWAY embodies the essence of hope, capturing its delicate yet resilient nature.
(7 dancers, 20 minutes)
Set to Ravel’s 1928 masterpiece, the epic creation explores themes of unison and repetition, highlighting the sheer power
of dance.
(20 or 50 dancers, 21 minutes)
Last light orbits around two persistent forces: relationships and time, not as fixed concepts, but as fluid elements in
constant negotiation.
(11 dancers, 24 minutes)
This work is inspired by the concept of space in its broadest meaning and by our relation to it.
(18 dancers, 25 minutes)
Company presents a distinct and diverse repertoire by the most sought-after Canadian and international contemporary choreographers.
