by Amy Brandt | Oct 21, 2014 | Company Life
Wendy Whelan and Tyler Angle in For 2 With & From. Photo: Paul Kolnik, Courtesy NYCB Last night, as I was taking 6pm ballet class at Ballet Academy East, I saw a familiar figure pass by the observation window and did a double takeāit was Wendy Whelan. Just three...
by Sylviane Gold | Nov 20, 2013 | Features, Inside PT, Profiles
Wendy Whelan is taking a busman’s holiday from her day job, which, many would agree, is being the preeminent ballerina at New York City Ballet (and maybe everywhere else). In a master class at Jacob’s Pillow, she’s telling 22 pre-professionals...
by Pointe Magazine | Feb 27, 2011 | Company Life
Interviews by Christopher Blank, Rosie Gaynor and Nancy Wozny A firestorm of controversy over recent reviews that singled out dancers’ bodies for criticism has raised the question of whether body type still matters in today’s ballet world. Does...
by Hanna Rubin | Jul 29, 2010 | Company Life
No dancer lingers in memory after the curtain comes down like New York City Ballet’s Wendy Whelan. Indelible and singular, her passion for ballet gives real meaning to the word “artist.” Whelan has been the lynchpin of much of the recent work that...
by Allan Ulrich | Jun 1, 2009 | Company Life
Swans, pluck those feathers! Wilis, stow those veils! Dancers everywhere, update those personal websites! Embrace every challenge the dance world throws your way and look for a few more—your future may depend on it. Such is the consensus of the distinguished...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Peter Martins, ballet master in chief of New York City Ballet, knew he had a winner in Wendy Whelan from the moment he hired her for the corps de ballet in January 1986. “But,” says Martins, “the question was ‘What kind of ballerina would Wendy...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
A master class can be many things: It can be a source of inspiration, a networking opportunity, the key to a new technical revelation, or simply an awesome time with an amazing dance celebrity. Manhattan Movement and Arts Center is offering a master class with the...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Wendy Whelan, NYCB principal, on teaching a recent master class at Manhattan Movement & Arts: I don’t teach often, so I’m learning about myself as a teacher. You have to articulate both with your body and with your words. A certain word might make all...
