Joshua Beamish

yeah yeah so for the listener for the viewer uh kirsten wickland is an amazing dancer choreographer director I know her personally because we used to dance together.

Actually, she, myself and Josh Beamish, we all danced at the same studio at one point.

Like many, many, many, many, many years ago.

Pacific Dance Arts.

You're transitioning into, you're with Ballet Vancouver

this year,

which is super exciting under the directorship of Josh Beamish.

And you guys have your opening show coming up here pretty shortly in Vancouver.

If you've ever seen dance in the city, you are standing on ground she helped to clear.

Beside her is Joshua Beamish, who started his own company at 17, has made work for the Royal Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada, who choreographed The Merry Widow for us here at Vancouver Opera.

He's just founded Ballet Vancouver, which opens its first season very shortly.

Two people, 40 years apart, who each looked at this city and decided, It needed more dance than it had.