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Emily Molnar
View on WikipediaEmily Molnar CM (born September 7, 1973) [1] is a Canadian dancer. From July 2009 to August 2020, she served as the artistic director of Ballet BC, and in 2014, became Artistic Director of Dance at the cultural education institute Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Canada.[2]
A graduate of The National Ballet School of Canada, Molnar is a former member of Ballet BC and the Frankfurt Ballet, where she performed repertoire under director William Forsythe and as principal dancer with Ballet BC.[3]
Molnar is an international artist who has worked and toured extensively throughout Europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada and the United States. She has created and performed several works as a choreographer and solo artist. These include commissions for Alberta Ballet, Ballet Mannheim, Ballet Augsburg, Ballet BC, Cedar Lake Dance, Pro Arte Danza, and Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company.[4]
She has supported the proliferation of dance and recognition of dance artists.[5]
In 2020, Molnar became artistic director of the Nederlands Dans Theater.[6]
Awards and honours
[edit]In 2016, Molnar was appointed into the Order of Canada with the grade of member.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Emily Molnar". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "Emily Molnar". Nederlands Dans Theater. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "Morris, Mark William, (born 29 Aug. 1956), American choreographer, director and dancer; Founder and Artistic Director, Mark Morris Dance Group, since 1980", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u28186, retrieved 2023-06-27
- ^ "Emily Molnar, the triple threat Canadian ballet desperately needs". The Globe and Mail. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ "Emily Molnar". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ Embrechts, Annette. "Dance is a democratic act. Interview with artistic director Emily Molnar". NDT Nederlands Dans Theater. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "Olympians, jurists, researchers among 113 new appointments to Order of Canada". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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