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Biography
Named as one of Canada's "new generation of ballet sensations" (Maclean's Magazine), Emily Molnar is drawing attention to her work as a choreographer and solo artist. Molnar is a graduate of the National Ballet School and a former member of the National Ballet of Canada; Frankfurt Ballet, where she created and performed an extensive repertoire under director William Forsythe; and most recently a principal dancer with Ballet British Columbia. Molnar has toured extensively throughout Europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada and the United States, participating in numerous Festivals and Galas, notably the Montpellier Dance Festival, Holland Dance Festival, Festival de Nouvelle Danse, Cervantino Festival, The Canada Dance Festival and The New Music Festival.
Since 1998 Molnar has been creating and performing works as a choreographer and solo artist. Recent works include LifeLines, a full-length evening collaboration with Gioconda Barbuto and Michael Slobodian; Swivel Fields for Ballet Augsburg; Utterance for Ballet Mannheim; Carmina Burana, for Alberta Ballet with an industrial set design, new video, live orchestra and chorus; 4 Flights down, for Cedar Lake Dance (New York City); a solo evening SubSilence; Etudes Pour Piano, a duet with pianist Corey Hamm to the music of György Ligeti; and Portrait of a Suspended Grace, a work for seven men, for Alberta Ballet. In September 2005 Molnar was invited to participate in The New York City Choreographic Institute where she worked with dancers from The New York City Ballet.
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In the fall of 2008 Molnar will premiere a commission for Christopher Wheeldon’s company, Morphoses, for their season at Sadler’s Wells (London) and City Centre (NYC). She will also create a new work for Pro Arte Danza (Toronto) as well as perform with Robert Glumbeck in a new duet choreographed by Kevin O’Day (Artistic Director, Ballet Mannheim).
Molnar has worked closely with mentor Margie Gillis through her own solo work, in performing Gillis’ Speak and M.Body.7, and in collaborating on Breathing in Bird Bones. In 2003, Molnar was named Artist in Residence at Arts Umbrella, where she also acts as Rehearsal Director for the Apprentice Dance Company. Molnar is an active mentor, movement coach and creative process teacher, work in which she follows her passions to educate, support the research and development of dance and explore the role of the artist in society.
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