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Join Ballet Edmonton’s Artistic Director Kirsten Wicklund and the Ballet Edmonton Artistic Team, for an immersive workshop designed to spark creativity and expand technical artistry. Participants will explore the classical idiom as a foundation for innovation, discovering how traditional vocabulary can evolve into fresh, contemporary expression.
Through guided movement sessions, collaborative exercises, and repertoire exploration, dancers will experience Ballet Edmonton’s distinctive, diverse choreographic voice in a safe, supportive, and curiosity-driven environment. Emphasis will be placed on dynamic phrasing, musicality, and nuanced artistry, offering tools to enrich both performance and creative practice.
This workshop is ideal for intermediate to advanced dancers eager to push boundaries while honoring ballet’s roots, and to engage directly with professional artists shaping the future of the art form.
Catch Kirsten's work Hush, hush. at Fluid Fest as part of Ballet Edmonton's Rising Tour.
Featured Artists
Kirsten Wicklund · Artistic Director ~ Choreographer, "Hush hush"
Kirsten Wicklund (she/her), born in British Columbia, trained at Goh Ballet Academy, Modus Operandi Contemporary Training Program, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, The Banff Centre, and on scholarships with American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet.
As a dance artist, she has performed with The Washington Ballet, Ballet BC (2014–2021 under Emily Molnar, C.M. and Medhi Walerski), and Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (2021–2024). She has originated roles in creations by Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, Pina Bausch, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Akram Khan, William Forsythe, Emmanuel Gat, Johan Inger, and many others.
As a choreographer, Wicklund has created works for Ballet Edmonton, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, Dutch National Ballet’s Junior Company, New York Choreographic Institute at New York City Ballet, Ballet BC’s Take Form, and Ballet Kelowna. Her piece Overcast was a finalist at the International Choreographic Competition Hannover (2021).
In 2024, Wicklund became Artistic Director of Ballet Edmonton, leading the ten-dancer company with a vision for bold, risk-taking contemporary ballet and dance theatre.
Recent commissions include FIELD for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (World Premiere 2024, Antwerp) with new work upcoming for Staatsballett Nürnberg in 2026.