Arts Insider Pick of the Week: Wendy Whelan - Restless Creature


Louisville’s Wendy Whelan, main dancer amongst the New York City Ballet for 25 years, explores various movement landscapes inward Restless Creature, a serial of 4 duets amongst choreographers Kyle Abraham, Joshua Beamish, Brian Brooks in addition to Alejandro Cerrudo. The evening-long locomote consists of 4 duets Whelan commissioned from the 4 choreographers, each slice danced past times Whelan in addition to its maker.

"It’s difficult to intend of roughly other adult woman who could trip the lite fantastic these pieces, past times 4 unlike choreographers, one-half in addition to then strikingly.  Everything almost her is riveting, interesting, unusual, in addition to intelligent.” - Alastair Macaulay, The New York Times
Whelan began her trip the lite fantastic preparation at the historic catamenia of 3 amongst a local trip the lite fantastic teacher. After performing every bit a mouse inward the Louisville Ballet’s The Nutcracker, she joined the Louisville Ballet Academy where she began formal training. In 1981, she received a scholarship to the summertime class at the School of American Ballet inward New York City, joining every bit a full-time educatee a twelvemonth later. Whelan went on to pass her professional person career at the New York City Ballet, a career that spanned xxx years until her retirement from the companionship inward Oct of 2014.

Restless Creature had its footing premiere at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival inward August 2013 to critical acclaim.
Where: Brown Theatre, 315 West Broadway
When: May 23 @ 8 PM
Tickets: starting @ $25 **Group pricing is available inward choose areas. Call 502.566.5152 for details.

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