Nelson Madrigal, made his role seem irrelevant when it should anchor the women's configurations instead. Conductor Jonathan McFee in the orchestra pit knows better than to support the dancers by distorting tempos so drastically. He wasn't doing Chopin...

This season the company has both commissioned a new ballet (Les Carillons) by the choreographer and gained the rights to a ballet that premiered at the Royal Ballet in 2006 (DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse). While neither is Wheeldon’s best work, both are...

The program features After the Rain by New York City Ballet’s Resident Choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon, and former Joffrey dancer William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated. This also marks the U.S. Premiere of Wayne McGregor’s Infra. In...

It shares a triple bill with William Forsythe’s “In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated” and Christopher Wheeldon’s “After the Rain,” making for a resolutely contemporary program. That focus on the contemporary is part of the mission that the Joffrey’s...

In 2011, Peck earned a Bessie Award nomination in the “Outstanding Emerging Choreographer” category. Also on the Gala program will be CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON’s most recent work for NYCB, Les Carillons, which premiered in New York on January 28, 2012. The...

The performance is more seduction than passion. In contrast, Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography for "Polyphonia" to music by Gyorgy Ligeti joyfully exploits all the permutations four couples can provide. There are duets, solos and groups - all using...