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unusual facts about Christopher Wheeldon


Christopher Wheeldon

The work's premiere was on 28 February 2011 (with Royal Ballet principal Lauren Cuthbertson in the lead role) and featured a brand new score by Joby Talbot.


Altin Kaftira

He danced with the Ballet from 1995 on, and from 2000 to 2007 was the Ballet's principal dancer (working with choreographers such as Hans van Manen, Rudi van Dantzig, Jerome Robbins, Alexei Ratmansky, Christopher Wheeldon and Ted Brandsen), and has danced in almost a dozen George Balanchine ballets.

Jock Soto

The program featured ballets by five different choreographers: “Dance at the Gym” from Jerome RobbinsWest Side Story Suite, Peter MartinsBarber Violin Concerto, Christopher Wheeldon’s Liturgy, Lynne Taylor-Corbett’s Chiaroscuro, and the Royal Navy section of George Balanchine’s Union Jack.

Michele Jimenez

She danced main roles in many ballets like:Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Coppelia, Cinderella, Carmen, Don Giovanni, The Nutcracker and in many contemporary pieces from choreographers such as George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Hans van Manen, Krzysztof Pastor, Septime Webre, Wayne Eagling, Ted Brandsen, Alexei Ratmansky, Mark Morris and Christopher Wheeldon.

Oregon Ballet Theatre

During Stowell's tenure, the company added the work of Sir Frederick Ashton, Jerome Robbins, William Forsythe, Lar Lubovitch, and Christopher Wheeldon to its repertoire.


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