- British choreographer - contemporary modern dance
| Born: | 15 November 1970 Comment | | How old is Wayne McGregor in 2024? / Age: | 53 years
| | Where was Wayne McGregor born? | Stockport, United Kingdom | | Residence: | London, England, UK | | Zodiac sign: | Scorpio |
Wayne McGregor Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Wayne McGregor worth? | Under review
| | Nationality: | British | | Hair color: | Bald | | Eyes color: | Blue |
Who is Wayne McGregor? / Facts
- His work is known for its particular vocabulary of movement, for its integration of dance with film and visual art, and for its incorporation of computer technology and biological science
- He is the Artistic Director of Studio Wayne McGregor, the creative engine of his life-long choreographic enquiry into thinking through and with the body
- Studio Wayne McGregor encompasses his extensive creative collaborations across dance, film, music, visual art, technology and science; Company Wayne McGregor, his own touring company of dancers; and highly specialised learning and research programmes
- Company Wayne McGregor, formerly Wayne McGregor Random Dance, is Resident Company at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London
- Wayne McGregor was appointed Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet in 2006
- He is Professor of Choreography at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and holds an honorary doctor of science degree from Plymouth University and an honorary doctor of letters from University of Leeds
- He is part of the Circle of Cultural Fellows at King’s College London
- He was the government’s first Youth Dance Champion, appointed 2008
- In 2004 McGregor was a Research Fellow in the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge
- His work continues to explore the relationship between movement and brain science
- McGregor has created new work for international companies including La Scala Theatre Ballet of Milan; Paris Opera Ballet; Nederlands Dans Theater; San Francisco Ballet; Stuttgart Ballet; New York City Ballet; The Australian Ballet; and English National Ballet of London
- He served as Movement Director for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Legend of Tarzan and Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
- He choreographed music videos for Radiohead ("Lotus Flower") and Atoms for Peace ("Ingenue"), and The Chemical Brothers featuring Beck ("Wide Open")
- Woolf Works for The Royal Ballet was his first full-length piece for the company, drawing on the writings of Virginia Woolf with music by Max Richter
- McGregor premiered Tree of Codes, a new contemporary ballet created in collaboration with artist Olafur Eliasson and producer/composer Jamie xx at the Manchester International Festival (which commissioned the work) in July 2015
- Inspired by the Jonathan Safran Foer artwork of the same name, Tree of Codes featured dancers from his own company with soloists from the Paris Opera Ballet
- The Royal Ballet celebrated Wayne McGregor’s tenth anniversary as Resident Choreographer with an all-McGregor programme, including the world premiere of Multiverse, featuring a newly commissioned score by Steve Reich, with Chroma and Carbon Life, at The Royal Opera House on Thursday 10 November 2016
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Education
- University of Cambridge
- University of Leeds
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Last update: 15 January 2017
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