Interviewed by david bain swedenborg hall, june 28 2007. Alessandra ferri and wayne mcgregor in rehearsal for woolf works, the royal ballet. He is the artistic director of studio wayne mcgregor and resident choreographer of the royal ballet. English dancer olivia cowley is a soloist of the royal ballet. The royal ballet wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Mcgregor was appointed commander of the order of the british empire cbe 2011 for services to dance. Sir peter wrights 90 th birthday this week is being celebrated in london and birmingham with his productions of the nutcracker, over 30 years since he first mounted it. Since 2006 mcgregor has been resident choreographer at the royal ballet, the first choreographer from a contemporary dance background to be invited into the role. Mar 20, 2018 a new fulllength ballet from wayne mcgregor is among five world premieres to feature in the royal ballets new season. The choreographer wayne mcgregor at a rehearsal in 2016. Paul kay, steven mcrae and sarah lamb in tetractys the art of fugue, the royal ballet. Company wayne mcgregor is resident company at sadlers wells, london.
Mcgregor was appointed commander of the order of the british empire cbe 2011 for services to dance founded in 1993 formerly known as random dance company and wayne mcgregor random dance. Wayne mcgregor s works can be seen for the first time at the bayerisches staatsballett as part of the 2018 ballet festival week. In wayne mcgregors masterpiece of abstract ballet, 12 dancers portray the emotions beneath the surface of human interaction the title infra comes from the latin word for below. The royal ballet 201819 season announced, celebrating of the. Nine years after chroma, wayne mcgregor is embarking upon a new challenge in london. The royal ballet season 201617 at the royal opera house revived some very memorable moments for me. Here his productions are acclaimed for their daring reconfiguring of classical language. New work from wayne mcgregor to feature in royal ballet season. The royal ballet, wayne mcgregor chroma multiverse. The royal opera house has said that it will announce more works by.
She has created numerous roles for wayne mcgregor, including raven raven girl and roles in multiverse, carbon life and acis and galatea. I had to make myself a sponge to absorb everything, to enter this headspace that pretty well everyone else shared because theyd been involved in the royal ballet culture since they were 11. George lamb, judith mackrell and wayne mcgregor at royal ballet live. Mcgregor is currently the artistic director of wayne mcgregorrandom dance, and the resident choreographer of londons royal ballet. Wayne mcgregor, akane takada and federico bonelli in rehearsal for tetractys, the royal ballet. But then i realized that, for a little more money, i could buy three ballets. Royal ballet associate choreographers wayne mcgregor, christopher wheeldon and liam scarlett are celebrated with revivals of some of their recent works. Boston ballet announced on thursday its first collaboration with londons famed royal ballet, the coproduction of a new work by wayne mcgregor, the royal ballets awardwinning resident. Wayne mcgregors chroma the hardest button to button the royal ballet enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Francesca hayward and artists of the royal ballet in the nutcracker.
Mar 23, 2018 the royal ballet honours american choreographers george balanchine and jerome robbins with robbins hilarious ballet the concert and balanchines symphony in c, a dialect in pure dance. In wayne mcgregor s highoctane chroma, the royal ballet s sarah lamb finds meditative stillness as told to laura cappelle. Ballet director igor zelensky has chosen to add two recent, successful pieces to the repertoire with borderlands san francisco ballet, 20 and kairos ballett zurich, 2014. Royal ballet news latest, breaking updates and headlines.
Paul kay in rehearsals with wayne mcgregor random dance. Wayne mcgregor is also resident choreographer at the royal ballet, where his productions are acclaimed for their daring reconfiguring of classical language. Nov 11, 2016 compare and contrast wayne mcgregor, smartly interviewed in the programme notes for his current triple bill, a celebration of his 10 years as the royal ballets resident choreographer. He is professor of choreography at trinity laban conservatoire of music and dance and has an honorary doctor of science degree from plymouth university. The royal ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the royal opera house in covent garden, london, england.
Nov 26, 2016 royal ballet the nutcracker london, royal opera house 23 november 2016 gallery of pictures by dave morgan uk. Wayne mcgregors chroma the hardest button to button the. Qualia, performed at the royal opera house in 2003. Mar 17, 2020 mcgregor is also resident choreographer at the royal ballet, and is in demand by the most important ballet companies in the world as well as for his choreography across theatre, opera and film harry potter and the goblet of fire, tarzan, fantastic beasts, sing, mary queen of scots, music videos grammy awardnominated lotus flower by. Executive and artistic staff of the royal ballet at the 2012 season launch. Wayne mcgregors works can be seen for the first time at the bayerisches staatsballett as part of the 2018 ballet festival week. He will create his first work for american ballet theater, afterite, as part of the companys spring season. Chroma was the first ballet i worked on with wayne mcgregor, and it was like embarking on a relationship for the first time. Woolf works, which has its world premiere in may, will be based on the life and writing of virginia woolf, with a brandnew score for orchestra and electronics by max richter, the composer of infra.
Nov 08, 2016 qualia, performed at the royal opera house in 2003. David welcomed wayne mcgregor, who began by thanking the ballet association for their card of congratulation which was the first piece of mail he opened on his appointment as resident choreographer of the royal ballet in december. Jul 10, 2018 wayne mcgregors works can be seen for the first time at the bayerisches staatsballett as part of the 2018 ballet festival week. Wayne mcgregors first full length ballet for the royal. See more ideas about wayne mcgregor, dance and royal ballet. Featuring a score by thomas ades and design by tacita dean, the twopart. In 2006, wayne mcgregor was appointed the resident choreographer of the royal ballet, the first modern dance maker to be given that post in the company. In his ten years as the royal ballets resident choreographer, wayne mcgregor has faced the wrath of the most pointytongued of audience members. Created for new york city ballets architecture of dance festival, outlier is british choreographer wayne mcgregors first original work for an american dance company. Nov 15, 2018 in wayne mcgregor s masterpiece of abstract ballet, 12 dancers portray the emotions beneath the surface of human interaction the title infra comes from the latin word for below. The collection illustrates the breadth of the royal ballets work. Akane takada, yuhui choe and paul kay in les patineurs, the royal ballet.
Wayne mcgregor cbe, studio wayne mcgregorroyal ballet ive always felt consciously uncomfortable how yellow, black and brown people are portrayed in classical dance. Nov 18, 2016 wayne mcgregor, resident choreographer of the royal ballet, celebrates ten years in the post with a retrospective performance, featuring chroma and carbon live. How the royal ballets resident choreographer has changed the world of dance. Making his debut on the big stage is wayne mcgregor, whose ballet qualia sets 19 dancers on a dazzle of invention and selfdiscovery, wrote. This duo of astonishing contemporary works features the north american premiere of obsidian tear. How the royal ballet s resident choreographer has changed the world of dance. New stagings of classics highlight american ballet theater. Celebrating 60 years since the royal ballet was awarded its royal charter, this magnificent 15disc collection brings together 22 ballets spanning a decade of dance.
She trained at the royal ballet upper school and graduated into the company, and was promoted to soloist in 20. Wayne mcgregor, cbe born 12 march 1970 is a multi awardwinning british. Jan 01, 2020 birmingham royal ballet the nutcracker. Birmingham royal ballet the nutcracker london dancetabs. A string of productions, including qualia 2003, and engram 2005, were followed by the 2006 smash hit chroma.
The royal ballets sarah lamb on wayne mcgregors chroma. But i was lucky to have had roles made on me early on by wayne mcgregor infra in 2008, limen in 2009. Stream ballet is always looking for new adventures wayne mcgregor on working with the royal ballet by royal opera house from desktop or your mobile device. Everything you need to know about wayne mcgregor and why he matters. Mar 22, 2018 the royal ballet will dance new works by sidi larbi cherkaoui, alastair marriott, wayne mcgregor and liam scarlett in the 2018 to 2019 season, and a new work by aletta collins as part of the first season of the reopened linbury theatre.
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