Crystal Pite
Biography
Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite (1970, British Columbia) is a former company member of Ballet British Columbia and William Forsythe's Ballet Frankfurt. In her 35-year choreographic career, Pite has created more than sixty works for companies such as the Royal Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater and many more. She inspires audiences with her challenging works about highly sensitive themes such as trauma, addiction, conflict, consciousness and mortality. Her bold and original vision has earned her international acclaim and inspired a generation of dance artists. In 2002, she formed Kidd Pivot in Vancouver, a company that strives to distill and translate universal questions into artworks that connect us to essential parts of humanity. World-renowned for radical hybrids of dance and theatre, Kidd Pivot tours internationally.