Christopher Wheeldon
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Contents
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1973 -
Occupation
Entertainment
Notable Achievements
Tony Award
Description
Choreographer of contemporary ballet. Notable for work on 'Alice's Adventure in Wonderland' with the Royal Ballet, and currently 'Cinderella' with the Dutch National and San Francisco Ballet. He was the first English person to be invited to produce a work for Russia's Bolshoi Ballet. Winner of the Prix de Lausanne in 1991. In 2006, formed the Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company, a transatlantic company with a US base at New York City Center and in the UK at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London. Appointed Artistic Director of the Royal Ballet in 2012. Recipient of a 2022 Tony Award for Best Choreography for his work with the production of 'MJ'.
See Also
- Notable LGBTQ Dance Choreographers
- Notable LGBTQ Artistic Directors in the Arts and Entertainment World
