For Pointe‘s December/January issue, photographer Matthew Murphy went behind the scenes of Daniel Ulbricht’s “Dance Against Cancer” benefit. The event, featuring performances by dancers from all over, raised $30,000 for the American Cancer Society. Murphy captured splendid shots of the dancers rehearsing, organizing, performing, texting, giggling, getting dressed, and more. One of our favorites […]
Ballet superstars don’t get much bigger than Wendy Whelan and Desmond Richardson. This winter, the two inimitable dancers teamed up for a one-night-only performance in New Orleans to commemorate Richardson’s last season as a performer with Complexions. If you haven’t seen Jim Lafferty’s gorgeous shots of their rehearsals in our April/May issue, you’re missing out. […]
Before becoming a beloved prima ballerina with New York City Ballet, Wendy Whelan was just another girl growing up in Louisville, Kentucky. Tonight, local TV station KET will air “Wendy Whelan: Moments of Grace” on its Kentucky Muse program at 10 pm EST (and the station will rerun it next Wednesday at 8 pm). Those […]
Few ballerinas are as adventurous as New York City Ballet’s Wendy Whelan. “I like to be the paint and the brush,” she says, “but just not the person holding the brush.” At the Guggenheim’s Works & Process this weekend, Whelan discussed and performed excerpts of “Restless Creature,” a suite of duets created collaboratively with contemporary […]
There have been rumblings about Wendy Whelan’s New York City Ballet retirement for a while now. As of this morning, it’s official: The revered principal dancer will take her final bow with the company on October 18. There’s no word yet on what she’ll dance for that last show, the culmination of three decades of […]
Though she is winding down her career performing with New York City Ballet, Wendy Whelan isn’t retiring from the ballet world. This fall, she will join the faculty at Ballet Academy East, and will continue to share her vast experience with the students in the school’s Pre-Professional Division. BAE—under the directorship of Julia Dubno and […]
(Photo by Nisian Hughes) Nisian Hughes Nisian Hughes Nisian Hughes Wendy Whelan’s October 18 performance with New York City Ballet will be her last with the company. While it’s traditional for ballerinas to perform their most iconic or favorite roles during their farewell performances, Whelan will include a debut with her exit. Christopher Wheeldon […]
Dance lovers around the country are bracing themselves for Wendy Whelan’s farewell performance with New York City Ballet on Saturday, October 18. Today, NPR’s Morning Edition featured an interview with the iconic ballerina, including comments from choreographer Christopher Wheeldon. Even though Whelan has had many opportunities to conduct interviews throughout her career, it’s always special […]