Ballet BC apprentice Nicole Ward will be part of the company's first show of the season that opens on Thursday.
The Coquitlam resident, who trained at the Caulfield School of Dance in Port Moody, is in the 30th anniversary production that runs until Saturday at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver.
Under the artistic direction of Emily Molnar, Ballet BC will partner for the first time with Chor Leoni, a Vancouver-based male vocal ensemble.
PROGRAM I includes a world premiere by choreographer Stijn Celis, the Canadian premiere of Solo Echo by choreographer Crystal Pite and the return of the critically acclaimed 2014 world premiere of Twenty Eight Thousand Waves by resident choreographer Cayetano Soto.
For tickets starting at $30, call Ticketmaster at 1-855-985-2787 or visit ticketmaster.ca.
