"The first really interesting choreographer to turn up in American ballet after the death of George Balanchine...a hot ticket." -The New York Times.
Footage from PNB's 2009 premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's After the Rain pas de deux.
Rehearsal footage from the 2009 PNB Premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Carousel (A Dance)
Excerpts from the 2009 PNB Premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Carousel (A Dance)
Christopher Wheeldon's Polyphonia is set to ten eclectic piano pieces by György Ligeti. This composer was known for using complex mechanical rhythms, but he also created melancholic works as well. Here's a taste!
Here's a chance to be a fly on the studio wall, as Stager, Jason Fowler helps PNB Soloist, Laura Gilbreath perfect her angry Ballerina.
Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon crafts a clever comedy about a melodramatic Ballerina, her dance partner, and an up-and-coming Protégé that catches his eye...
"I learned my craft through [dancing Balanchine's] ballets, and Robbins..."
-Christopher Wheeldon.
What do you get at a PNB Lecture Demonstration? A little bit of insight, and a lot of dancing...