Ballet BC highlights masterful choreographers Crystal Pite and Jiří Kylián with INFINITY, February 26 to 28
Program features Pite’s Frontier, a deep dive into the unknown, and Kylián’s 27’52”, an exploration of theoretical elements
Ballet BC dancer Kelsey Lewis. Photo by Marcus Eriksson
Ballet BC’s 2025–26 season continues with INFINITY, featuring two of the world’s foremost choreographic voices in four performances at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from February 26 to 28.
Crystal Pite’s Frontier is back following its unforgettable 2024 Ballet BC debut and a landmark seven-venue tour across the U.K. One of the most distinct and celebrated choreographers of our time, B.C.’s own Pite has built much of her work around the question of what moves us. Her fascination with the unknowable finds its ultimate expression in Frontier. Here, the unknown traverses dark matter, the personification of shadows, and the challenge of doubt.
The work of prolific Czech choreographer Jiří Kylián makes a triumphant return to the stage with the visionary 27’52”. Set to an original score by German composer Dirk Haubrich, 27’52” is named for its exact duration and explores four theoretical elements—Time, Speed, Love, and Constant Changes—as well as two concrete set elements: floor and ceiling.
Tickets are available through Ballet BC.
Post sponsored by Ballet BC.
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