CRYSTAL PITE Co-creator, Choreographer, Director Crystal Pite is a former company member of Ballet British Columbia and William Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt. She has created over 50 works for companies including The Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater I, Ballett Frankfurt, The National Ballet of Canada, and Ballet British Columbia. The recipient of numerous awards for artistic excellence, including three Olivier Awards and, most recently, the 2018 Grand Prix de la danse de Montréal, Pite is an Associate Choreographer of Nederlands Dans Theater, Associate Dance Artist of Canada’s National Arts Centre, and Associate Artist at Sadler’s Wells, London. She holds an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Simon Fraser University. In 2002, she formed Kidd Pivot in Vancouver.
JONATHON YOUNG Co-creator, Writer Canadian theatre maker Jonathon Young is Playwright-in-Residence at Kidd Pivot and a co-founder of Electric Company Theatre, where he has created and performed in over 20 original productions: Tear the Curtain! (Arts Club Theatre, Canadian Stage), No Exit (American Conservatory Theatre), Betroffenheit (international tour). He has worked across Canada as a freelance actor on multiple projects: All But Gone (Necessary Angel, Toronto) The Waiting Room (Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver), The Great Gatsby (Theatre Calgary), Hamlet (Bard on the Beach, Vancouver), and wrote text for Crystal Pite on two productions for Nederlands Dans Theater (Parade and The Statement). Jonathon is the
recipient of an Olivier Award, the UK National Dance Award and several Jessie Richardson Awards for writing and performance.
ERIC BEAUCHESNE Associate Artistic Director Born in Québec, Eric has danced with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, and with contemporary dance icons such as La Fondation Jean-Pierre Perrault, Paul-André Fortier and Louise Lecavalier. Company member since 2004, Eric stages Pite’s work worldwide and serves as guest teacher. He currently resides in Holland and devotes his spare time advocating for climate action.
OWEN BELTON Composer, Sound Designer Owen graduated with a degree in Fine and Performing Arts and studied acoustic and computer music composition. Since 1994, he has created scores for dance companies including Kidd Pivot, The National Ballet of Canada, Nederlands Dans Theater, Ballet Jorgen, Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm, Ballet Nuremberg, Oregon Ballet Theatre and 420 People in Prague.
NANCY BRYANT Costume Designer Nancy Bryant’s home is in Vancouver, BC. Nancy has designed for dance, theatre, opera and film since the late 1980’s. Her design work has taken her across Canada, the USA, Europe and the UK. Collaborations with Crystal Pite and the design team include works for The Netherlands Dance Theatre, The Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet London and for Kidd Pivot.