Tulip Fever. After The Wedding. Photo: Paul Kolnik / Paul Kolnik Dancer Wendy Whelan, one of the greats, coming to S.F. Polina. Center Stage. ... Swan Lake, and Romeo + Juliet). Swan Lake is a one-act ballet made by New York City Ballet's co-founder and ballet master George Balanchine to Tschaikovsky's eponymous music (1875–56). A Ballerina's Tale. Anatomy of a Male Ballet Dancer. Similar products. Wendy Whelan, in “Swan Lake” in 1999, says her brain and body are ready for a new experience. THE DAY—a performative investigation of the diurnal rhythms of life and what comes after—is a superlative collaboration between avant-garde cellist Maya Beiser (who conceived the work), dancer Wendy Whelan, composer David Lang, and legendary choreographer Lucinda Childs.. When [Childs started] choreographing dances, in 1968, it was with the predilection for keeping the movement …
American Ballet Theatre: A History. Wendy Whelan, the veteran principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, whom Mr. Aronofsky initially approached for research, was a skeptic turned fan. Dancing full lengths was a huge challenge for me because I wasn’t surrounded by people who had already done them, so I always felt like a real fish out of water. Non-Fiction. Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan. The Company. Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan.
... Swan Lake. In Search of Fellini. Cory Stearns and Veronika Part in “Swan Lake” in 2012. Credit... Andrea Mohin/The New York Times. Cupcakes & Conversation with Wendy Whelan, Principal, New York City Ballet. Breaking Pointe Season 1. In The Daily Beast, she praised Natalie Portman’s performance as Nina Sayers, a ballerina torn apart psychologically by the pressures of “Swan Lake.” ... Tyler Angle and Wendy Whelan in “Polyphonia” in 2011. Ismael's Ghosts. Wendy Whelan’s Swan, NYCB 1/13/99 With all the performances coming fast and furious these days at the New York City Ballet, I’ve fallen alarmingly behind in keeping up with writing about them, well, in starting to write about them, actually. 2,157 Likes, 22 Comments - Wendy Whelan (@wendyw) on Instagram: “#swanLake begins @nycballet TONIGHT ..... such a thrill to watch our dancers bring themselves to…” By Marina Harss. The premiere took place Thursday, 20 November 1951 at the City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Dancer.