BIO

PATRICK KILBANE was born in Seattle, Washington USA and grew up on Bainbridge Island.

He discovered dance at the age of 14 and trained on full scholarship at San Francisco Ballet School. He continued his training at the School of American Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and with Suzanne Farrell at The Kennedy Center.

He danced with Oregon Ballet Theater and NW Dance Project in Portland, Oregon where he had the opportunity to perform, choreograph, and teach. There he danced original roles in new works by Ihsan Rustem, Wen Wei Wang, Danielle Agami, Maurice Causey, Noam Gagnon, Lucas Crandall, Didy Veldman, Olivier Wevers, Patrick Delcroix, Sarah Slipper, André Mesquita, Andrea Miller, Carla Mann, James Canfield, Lauren Edson, Cayetano Soto, Benoit Swan-Pouffer, Yin Yue, and many others.

Patrick spent several years as a freelance artist based in Seattle where he danced with W’Him W’Him, Kate Wallich + The YC, KT Niehoff, Seattle Opera, and created and performed internationally. 

Patrick joined Ballet BC under the directorship of Emily Molnar in 2017. During his years with the company, he had the privilege of traveling the world performing works by William Forsythe, Emily Molnar, Medhi Walerski, Johan Inger, Cayetano Soto, Sharon Eyal, Serge Bennethan, Adi Salant, Ohad Naharin, and Crystal Pite.

In 2020 Patrick returned to the US where he completed his 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training and spent time living and teaching at a spiritual retreat. He also acquired his accreditation as Certified Personal Trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

Patrick returned to Canada in 2022 at the invitation of Ballet BC’s current artistic director, Medhi Walerski. Upon his return, Patrick had the privilege of delving further into the work of William Forsythe and performed Crystal Pite’s masterwork “The Statement” in Paris and New York City.

In 2024 he moved back to Portland, Oregon USA to embark on a new chapter… Stay tuned!!