by Amy Brandt | Apr 27, 2014 | Company Life
The National Ballet of Canada has announced it’s coming to New York City this September, where they’ll perform Christopher Wheeldon’s full-length Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at the David H. Koch Theater. NYC audiences haven’t seen...
by Roslyn Sulcas | Sep 23, 2012 | Features, Inside PT, Profiles
Beatriz Stix-Brunell is standing in front of the choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, frowning intently. It is early March at The Royal Ballet in London, and just one day before she is due to make an unexpected debut in the title role of his Alice’s Adventures in...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Jun 1, 2009 | Company Life
Every ballet student dreams of dancing new works with a world-class company. But for Beatriz Stix-Brunell, that dream came true a little early. About a year ago, Christopher Wheeldon picked the 16-year-old wunderkind to dance in his elite troupe, Morphoses/The...
by Khara Hanlon | Jun 1, 2009 | Company Life, Features
In Pointe’s debut issue, we profiled an energetic young New York City Ballet dancer and choreographer named Christopher Wheeldon. “As an emerging choreographer, it was fantastic to have exposure from Pointe,” says Wheeldon. “So much of getting...
by Nicole Peradotto | Apr 1, 2009 | Company Life, Training
“Everyone involved in dance is a piece of a big puzzle,” says Samantha Klanac of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. “The more people you can establish a relationship with, the better that puzzle fits together. Obviously, talent is a key factor in landing a job....
by Kristin Lewis | Jun 1, 2008 | Company Life, Features
It’s an exciting time to be a ballet dancer—if, that is, you are someone who likes to venture off the beaten path and explore the unknown. As contemporary ballet, long popular in Europe, takes a stronger hold in the U.S., the number of purely contemporary...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
(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...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Hodgkinson (left) with Jillian Vanstone in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland . Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann, Courtesy National Ballet of Canada. Christopher Wheeldon’s fantastical co-production of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland...