Ballet BC reborn
Dressed all in black and dark grey, her auburn hair folded up hastily in a big clip, Emily Molnar is guiding Ballet BC through its next steps. At 5-foot-11, the company’s artistic director is the tallest person in the studio, where she is overseeing a rehearsal of Crystal Pite’s Short works: 24. The edgy piece by the local superstar choreographer is one of the highlights of Re/Naissance, which will officially relaunch Ballet BC this week after a tumultuous period. Its rebirth, if you will.
The program, which also includes William Forsythe’s Herman Schmerman and Itzik Galili’s Things I Told Nobody, signals not simply the company’s return from its recent rocky past, but its future direction, which will be rooted firmly in contemporary ballet
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