It’s how a budding choreographer learns from a master or, at the very least, grasps something about craft and collaboration. In the case of the choreographer Emily Molnar — celebrating her 10th anniversary as artistic director of Ballet BC, or Ballet British Columbia — there is more take than give. She also included “Solo Echo,” by Crystal Pite, another Canadian choreographer and Forsythe alumna. The evening opened with Mr. Forsythe’s “Enemy in the Figure” (1989), a stylish mediation on structure and disorder. Mr. Forsythe’s influence was recognizable throughout her movement phrases, whether brisk or in slow motion, which emphasized her dancers’ elasticity.

Source: New York Times June 14, 2019 18:45 UTC