Backstage with Ballet BC - EP 1: Kirsten Wicklund (Feat. Bedroom Folk, Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar)

David Allison speaks with Ballet BC dancer Kirsten Wicklund about working in the arts during a pandemic, professional bubbles, and making the most of a tough situation. Plus, see a clip of the artists of Ballet BC rehearsing Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar's 'Bedroom Folk’.

Backstage with Ballet BC brings you into the studio, connecting our audience with never-before-seen studio footage, and interviews with dancers straight out of rehearsal.

Artistic Director: Medhi Walerski
Video: Peter Smida
Music: Adrien Cronet

Excerpt of Bedroom Folk:
Choreographer: Sharon Eyal
Co-creator: Gai Behar
Sound Artist and Music: Ori Lichtik

Company Artists: Brandon Lee Alley, Livona Ellis, Parker Finley, Miriam Gittens, Jordan Lang, Justin Rapaport, Kirsten Wicklund, Zenon Zubyk

Emerging Artists: Kiana Jung, Sarah Pippin, Evan Rapaport, Jacob Williams

*All video footage was filmed under Ballet BC’s COVID-19 Safety protocols. These protocols have been created in accordance with advice from the BC CDC, WorksafeBC, BC Government, Vancouver Coastal Health and all other provincial and federal guidelines as applicable. For more information please visit https://balletbc.com/covid-19-procedures