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Wayne McGregor Turns 40
On Friday March 12, Wayne celebrates his 40th birthday!
If you're in the UK, you can wish him a happy birthday at any of the upcoming performances:
Wayne McGregor | Random Dance are looking for dancers
Wayne McGregor is seeking male & female dancers with strong classical and contemporary technique for freelance contracts in 2010/11.
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Apply here!Wayne McGregor wins Critics Circle Award for Infra
Wayne wins Best Classical Choreography award for Infra, created for The Royal Ballet. Dame Monica Mason, director of The Royal Ballet, collected the award on his behalf.
21/01/10
Three works by Wayne McGregor receive UK performances this year
Infra (19 February - 4 March, Royal Opera House) Chroma (22 May – 11 June, Royal Opera House)New Work for Wayne McGregor | Random Dance (17-20 November, Sadler’s Wells)
Three new award nominations for Wayne McGregor
Genus for the Paris Opera Ballet and the musical Kirikou & Karaba that Wayne directed have been nominated for a Globe de Cristal. Also, Limen for The Royal Ballet has been nominated for a South Bank Show award.
14/01/10
UK Release date set for Fred Wiseman's La Danse
A UK release, of April 23rd, has been set for the new film from acclaimed documentary-filmmaker Fred Wiseman, La Danse. The film features Wayne at work with the Paris Opera.
07/01/10
Free Vodcast/Podcast on iTunes of the South Bank Show with Wayne McGregor
ITV has made available a short podcast/vodcast of The South Bank Show with Wayne on iTunes.
05/01/10
Wayne McGregor receives award for Excellence in International Dance by the International Theatre Institute
Wayne was presented the award in recognition of his work as artistic director of Wayne McGregor | Random Dance and for his role as resident choreographer of the Royal Ballet.
24/11/09
Wayne McGregor is named Choreographer of the Year
The yearly review of Ballet Tanz magazine, Jahrbuch 2009, is featuring Wayne McGregor as the Choreographer of the Year for 2009
Click here for a copyDyad 1909 (In The Spirit Of Diaghilev) premieres on October 13th at Sadler's Wells
Click here for detailsDyad 1929 premieres in Melbourne, 21 August 2009
Wayne's new work with The Australian Ballet, titled Dyad 1929, opened in Melbourne on the 21st of August. The piece is part of the Concord season.
Entity out on DVD
The Entity DVD is now available, at a strictly limited price of £9.99 plus £3.00 package and posting. The DVD contains a performance from the Lyon Biennale de la Danse; interviews with Wayne McGregor, Joby Talbot and dancers; rehearsal clips; and a post-show talk with Wayne McGregor and Sadler's Wells' Artistic Director Alistair Spalding.
Wayne McGregor wins Benois de la Danse
Wayne McGregor has won the prestigious Benois de la Danse, otherwise known as the Oscar of Dance; he received Best Choreography for his production of Infra for The Royal Ballet. The awards were announced in Moscow on June 4th.
Dido and Aeneas/ Acis and Galatea on BBC 4
Wayne McGregor's Royal Opera/Royal Ballet production of Dido and Aeneas is on BBC4 at 8.05pm on Friday 15th May. Wayne McGregor's Royal Opera/Royal Ballet production of Acis and Galatea is on BBC4 at 7.30pm on Friday 22nd May.Sadler's Wells Announces New Entity Date - June 2009
Due to public demand, Sader's Wells have added a new date; book for June 4-6, 2009.New Creation Begins - Under Lab Conditions
13 High Definition cameras and 27 students are monitoring the creation process of Wayne McGregor’s new work in a pioneering scientific study executed by the Cognitive Science Department of University of California, San Diego. How do dancers think with their bodies? How are complex artistic works created? Video footage from this unique study of creative cognition in choreography to come… and a premiere at Sadler’s Wells in October ’09.
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