Christopher Wheeldon
Choreographer

DancePulp Videos:
It Began With a Vacuum | Season 1: Episode 1
Becoming a Choreographer | Season 1: Episode 2
On Morphoses | Season 1: Episode 3

DancePulp Blog:
20 Questions with Chris Wheeldon scheduled to release week of Sept 5, 2010

Biography:
Christopher Wheeldon (b. 1973), a former soloist with New York City Ballet, retired from dancing in May 2000. Wheeldon was born in Somerset, England. He joined The Royal Ballet in 1991 and, that same year, he won the Gold Medal at the Prix de Lausanne competition. In 1993, he was invited to become a member of New York City Ballet’s corps de ballet. He has choreographed works for New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, The Royal Ballet, The Royal Ballet School, and the School of American Ballet, among others. His work may be seen in the 2000 feature film Center Stage. He also choreographed the 2002 Broadway production of The Sweet Smell of Success, directed by Nicholas Hytner, with music by Marvin Hamlisch. Mr. Wheeldon became New York City Ballet’s first Resident Choreographer in May 2001 and held the position until 2008 when he stepped down to pursue his own company, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company. In 2007, Mr. Wheeldon choreographed Elsinore to the music of Arvo Pärt for the Bolshoi Ballet. Mr Wheeldon left Morphoses in 2010 and continues to choreograph all over the world for several leading ballet companies.