Emily Molnar
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Emily Molnar, noted by Maclean's
magazine as one of Canada
's "new generation of ballet sensations", is the artistic director of Ballet BC where she has been steering the company into a new era of innovation and collaboration since July 2009. A graduate of The National Ballet School of Canada, Molnar is a former member of the National Ballet of Canada; Frankfurt Ballet, where she created and performed an extensive Ballet repertoire under director William Forsythe
; and principal dancer with Ballet BC. Molnar is an internationally critically acclaimed artist who has worked and toured extensively throughout Europe
, Asia
, Mexico
, Canada and the US. She has created and performed several works as a choreographer and solo artist
, including commissions for Alberta Ballet, Ballet Mannheim, Ballet Augsburg, Ballet BC, Cedar Lake Dance, Pro Arte Danza, and Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company. As an active mentor, advocate, and coach Molnar follows her passion to nurture artists and choreographers, educate and support the research and development
of dance and artistic leadership, and explore the role of the artist in society.
Maclean's
Maclean's is a Canadian weekly news magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.-History:Founded in 1905 by Toronto journalist/entrepreneur Lt.-Col. John Bayne Maclean, a 43-year-old trade magazine publisher who purchased an advertising agency's in-house...
magazine as one of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's "new generation of ballet sensations", is the artistic director of Ballet BC where she has been steering the company into a new era of innovation and collaboration since July 2009. A graduate of The National Ballet School of Canada, Molnar is a former member of the National Ballet of Canada; Frankfurt Ballet, where she created and performed an extensive Ballet repertoire under director William Forsythe
William Forsythe (dancer)
William Forsythe is an American dancer and choreographer resident in Frankfurt am Main in Hessen. He is known internationally for his work with the Ballett Frankfurt and The Forsythe Company...
; and principal dancer with Ballet BC. Molnar is an internationally critically acclaimed artist who has worked and toured extensively throughout Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Canada and the US. She has created and performed several works as a choreographer and solo artist
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
, including commissions for Alberta Ballet, Ballet Mannheim, Ballet Augsburg, Ballet BC, Cedar Lake Dance, Pro Arte Danza, and Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company. As an active mentor, advocate, and coach Molnar follows her passion to nurture artists and choreographers, educate and support the research and development
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
of dance and artistic leadership, and explore the role of the artist in society.