“We are delighted to welcome new dancers and apprentices to Ballet BC this year,” says Artistic Director Emily Molnar. “These new artists’ unique individuality and passion will contribute in exciting ways to our artistic vision. We would also like to say a fond farewell to our departing dancers Connor Gnam and Darren Devaney and wish them much success as they embark on the next phase in their careers.”
New 2015/16 Company Dancers
Brett Perry: An Indiana native, Brett graduated from The Juilliard School of Dance and most recently danced with the Trey McIntyre Project in Idaho for six years.
Brandon Alley: A North Carolina native, Brandon Lee Alley trained at the Eastern Randolph High School and is a former member of Hubbard Street 2 and Bodytraffic.
Apprentices
Nicole Ward: Raised in Vancouver, Nicole is a graduate of the Arts Umbrella Dance Program..
Albert Galindo: From Spain, Albert graduated from the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona before completing the graduate program at Arts Umbrella in Vancouver.
Returning Dancers
Andrew Bartee, Emily Chessa, Livona Ellis, Alexis Fletcher, Scott Fowler, Rachel Meyer, Racheal Prince, Gilbert Small, Peter Smida, Christoph von Riedemann, Kirsten Wicklund and Tara Williamson.
Returning Apprentice
Zoe Michalik
Full bios for all Company members and apprentices can be found here.
* * *
Follow Ballet BC on Facebook, Twitter, You Tube and Instagram.
