Performances

From Ballet BC, we are delighted to welcome dancer Andrew Bartee to the Contemporary Art Gallery, who over successive visits will develop a series of individual performances in response to ideas and themes present within the exhibitions.

Andrew Bartee is currently artist-in-residence at Ballet BC. As part of his year-long residency, Bartee is examining gesture and movement with a particular interest in audience in consideration of permeability of the fourth wall. He will be framing his research and performances around a guided exploration of the different ways we converse with art and each other.

Performance dates

Tuesday, September 19, 2 – 4pm

Friday, October 27, 4 – 6pm

Tuesday, October 31, 4 – 6pm

Saturday, November 4, 2 – 4pm

Friday, November 10, 2 – 4pm

Tuesday, November 21, 4 – 6pm

Saturday, December 2, 1 – 3pm

Biography

Andrew Bartee is a member of Ballet BC. From Everett, Washington, he studied on scholarship at the Pacific Northwest Ballet School in Seattle, WA and attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and the Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He was also the first recipient of the Fleming Halby exchange with the Royal Danish Ballet, a 2007 Princess Grace Award recipient and was one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2015. From 2008–2014, Andrew danced with Pacific Northwest Ballet while also performing frequently with Whim W’Him and Kate Wallich + The YC. In 2014, he joined Ballet BC and is currently the Artist in Residence for the 17/18 season. In addition to performing, Andrew has had the opportunity to create his own dances for Pacific Northwest Ballet, PNB School, Grand Rapids Ballet Company, Whim W’Him, Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts, Velocity Dance Center, Seattle International Dance Festival, CHOP Shop, Arts Umbrella, and Dances for a Small Stage.