Emily Molnar
Emily Molnar is a Canadian dancer. From July 2009 to August 2020, she served as the artistic director of Ballet BC, and in 2014, became Artistic Director of Dance at the cultural education institute Banff [Centre for Arts and Creativity] in Banff, Canada.
A graduate of The [National Ballet School of Canada], Molnar is a former member of Ballet BC and the Frankfurt Ballet, where she performed repertoire under director William Forsythe and as principal dancer with Ballet BC.
Molnar is an international artist who has worked and toured extensively throughout Europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada and the United States. She has created and performed several works as a choreographer and solo artist. These include commissions for Alberta Ballet, Ballet Mannheim, Ballet Augsburg, Ballet BC, Cedar Lake Dance, Pro Arte Danza, and Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company.
She has supported the proliferation of dance and recognition of dance artists.
In 2020, Molnar became artistic director of the Nederlands Dans Theater.