The artistic director of Ballet Vancouver Joshua Beamish discusses the company’s inaugural performance, After the Rain & Other Works (23-25 April 2026 at the Vancouver Playhouse), with Joseph Planta.
Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.
Joshua Beamish joins me now. The inaugural performance of Ballet Vancouver, the city’s first professional ballet company is at the Vancouver Playhouse 23-25 April 2026. I’ll ask Mr. Beamish about After the Rain & Other Works, which features the Vancouver premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain, a work commissioned by New York City Ballet, and beloved by companies around the world. I’ll get Joshua to tell us about Ballet Vancouver and the vision they all have for creating a home for the classical art form, so that the many artists that have long come from Vancouver need not leave for other companies around the world. The performances will also feature a world premiere co-created by Mr. Beamish and Gitxsan Indigenous fashion designer Yolonda Skelton, with a score by Cree composer Cris Derksen. Visit www.balletvancouver.com [1] for tickets and information. We taped this interview two weeks ago, with Joshua joining me from here in Vancouver. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Joshua Beamish; Mr. Beamish, good morning.
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