the choreographer - kirsten wicklund

Kirsten Wicklund is a Canadian Choreographer based in Vancouver, BC

She began her career with The Washington Ballet, Alonzo King's Choreographic Workshop, and became a full time artist at Ballet BC in 2014. Kirsten has danced works by Medhi Walerski, William Forsythe, Jorma Elo, Emily Molnar, Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal + Gai Behar, Adi Salant, Aszure Barton, Wen Wei Wang, Cayetano Soto, Serge Bennathan, Jacopo Godani, Walter Mateini, and Lesley Telford

Kirsten has choreographed independent works for Ballet Kelowna, Dances for a Small Stage, the Dance Deck, Arts Umbrella, Goh Ballet, Lamon Dance, Dancing on the Edge Festival, the UBC Choir, Joshua Beamish's MOVE: the company, and Ballet BC's Choreographic Lab 2021.

Kirsten was awarded the 2020 Choreographic Award at the YAGP Finals.