Christopher Peter Wheeldon OBE was born on 22 March 1973 and is an English international choreographer of contemporary ballet.
16 Facts About Christopher Wheeldon
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Christopher Wheeldon attended the Royal Ballet School between the ages of 11 and 18.
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In 1991, Christopher Wheeldon joined the Royal Ballet, London; and in that same year, he won the gold medal at the Prix de Lausanne competition.
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In 1993, at the age of 19, Christopher Wheeldon moved to New York City to join the New York City Ballet.
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Christopher Wheeldon began choreographing for the New York City Ballet in 1997, while continuing his career as a dancer.
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Christopher Wheeldon retired as a dancer in 2000 in order to focus on his choreography.
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In 2001, Christopher Wheeldon became the New York City Ballet resident choreographer and first resident artist.
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Christopher Wheeldon was productive in this position, choreographing a number of much lauded works for the troupe, Polyphonia being the first.
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Christopher Wheeldon quickly developed a reputation as a talented choreographer, and several other eminent ballet companies, such as the San Francisco Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet, and the Royal Ballet, London have commissioned dances from him.
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Christopher Wheeldon completed his tenure as Resident Choreographer of New York City Ballet in February 2008.
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Christopher Wheeldon was appointed Artistic Associate of The Royal Ballet in 2012.
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In 2011, Christopher Wheeldon premiered a full-length ballet "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" at the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden.
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In 2014, Christopher Wheeldon premiered another full-length ballet, The Winter's Tale for the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, again a co-commission with the National Ballet of Canada, based on the Shakespeare play of the same name.
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Christopher Wheeldon was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 New Year Honours for "services to promoting the interests and reputation of British classical and theatrical dance worldwide".
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In December 2016, Mr Christopher Wheeldon premiered his freshly choreographed Nutcracker along with the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago.
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Christopher Wheeldon was nominated for Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography at the Tony Awards, winning the latter.