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New York City Ballet: All Wheeldon
From 2001 to 2008, Christopher Wheeldon was New York City Ballet’s first-ever resident choreographer, providing him with a home for creating dances (not to mention a company of talented dancers) and offering NYCB new work from the man that many … Continue reading
Posted in Balanchine, ballet, Dance, music, New York City, New York City Ballet, Reviews, sara mearns, wendy whelan
Tagged Balanchine, ballet, choreography, christopher wheeldon, Craig Hall, Dance, danse a grande vitesse, Gonzalo Garcia, Jared Angle, les carillons, Ligeti, Maria Kowroski, Miller Theatre, New York City, New York City Ballet, Polyphonia, sara mearns, Tiler Peck, wendy whelan
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Morphoses, Year Three
Morphoses in Christopher Wheeldon’s Rhapsody Fantaisie, photo by Erin Baiano During its third season at City Center last week, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company offered six ballets over two programs, along with behind-the-scenes videos of the dancers rehearsing at Martha’s Vineyard, live … Continue reading
Posted in ballet, christopher wheeldon, Dance, Morphoses, music, New York City, Reviews, wendy whelan
Tagged Arvo Part, Balanchine, ballet, christopher wheeldon, city center, continuum, Dance, Drew Jacoby, Gyorgy Ligeti, Morphoses, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company, New York City, New York City Ballet, Polyphonia, Rubinald Pronk, wendy whelan
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Morphoses: Gala Performance
Last year, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company tried to prove that “Ballet=Sexy” in an attempt to overturn the belief that ballet is all about tutus and dying swans. After watching Wednesday evening’s gala performance at City Center, it was unclear if that’s … Continue reading
Posted in ballet, criticism, Dance, Dance writing, film, International, Morphoses, music, New York City, New York City Ballet, Photography, Reviews, Teresa Reichlen, wendy whelan
Tagged ballet, Beatriz Stix-Brunell, Celine Cassone, christopher wheeldon, city center, Commedia, contemporary ballet, Craig Hall, Dance, Drew Jacoby, Edwaard Liang, Edward Watson, Erik Satie, Frederick Ashton, Gonzalo Garcia, Isabel Toledo, Jason Fowler, Leanne Benjamin, Ligeti, Maria Kowroski, Monotones II, Morphoses, Morphoses 2nd season, Morphoses at City Center, Morphoses Gala, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company, music, New York City, performance, Photography, Polyphonia, Rory Hohenstein, Ruben Toledo, Rubinald Pronk, Six Fold Illuminate, Steve Reich, Stravinsky, Teresa Reichlen, Tiler Peck, Tyler Angle, wendy whelan, Yaniv Schulman
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