Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Wendy Whelan Just another WordPress site ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.wendywhelan.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Pages - [News](https://www.wendywhelan.com/news/) - News New York Times, Oct. 5, 2014 Dance Magazine, Sept. 2014 Dance Magazine, Feb. 2014 Pointe Magazine, Dec. 2013/Jan. 2014 Wall Street Journal, Aug. 31, 2013 New York Times, Aug. 19, 2013 The Boston Globe, Aug. 10, 2013 Albany Times Union, Aug. 8, 2013 Time Out NY, Aug. 8, 2013 New York Times, Aug. 4, - [THE DAY](https://www.wendywhelan.com/projects/the-day/) - THE DAY THE DAY is a new music/dance work by cellist Maya Beiser, dancer Wendy Whelan, choreographer Lucinda Childs, with music by David Lang. Photo by Hayim Heron A collaboration among legends, THE DAY is an evening-long sensory exploration of two journeys—life and the eternal, post-mortal voyage of the soul. This bold, highly collaborative work explores universal themes - [Calendar](https://www.wendywhelan.com/calendar/) - THE DAY Performance Dates July 31-August 4, 2019 Jacob's Pillow (World Premiere), Becket, MA October 15, 2019 Carolina Performing Arts, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill October 18-19, 2019 UCLA, Center for the Art of Performance, Los Angeles, CA October 22-27, 2019 The Joyce, New York, NY November 6, 2019 Lafayette College, Williams - [Contact Us](https://www.wendywhelan.com/contact/) - Contact Us info@wendywhelan.org Management and bookings: Rika Iino Sozo Artists, Inc. www.sozoartists.com info@sozomedia.com +1 917 791 3680 Wendy Whelan New Works Initiative donations: Jane Penn The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. jpenn@joyce.org +1 212 691 9740 Ext.320 Press inquiries: rdaniels@nycballet.com - [RESTLESS CREATURE: WENDY WHELAN](https://www.wendywhelan.com/restless-creature-wendy-whelan/) - Trailer courtesy of Got The Shot Films RESTLESS CREATURE: WENDY WHELAN RESTLESS CREATURE: WENDY WHELAN offers an intimate portrait of prima ballerina Wendy Whelan as she prepares to leave New York City Ballet after a record-setting three decades with the company. One of the modern era’s most acclaimed dancers, Whelan was a principal ballerina for - [Some Of A Thousand Words](https://www.wendywhelan.com/projects/some-of-a-thousand-words/) - Photo by Erin Baiano in choreography by Brian Brooks Some Of A Thousand Words World Premiere - June 23 & 24, 2016 at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas July 25-31, 2016 at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Wendy Whelan and Brian Brooks will create a second project together with live music by the New - [Projects](https://www.wendywhelan.com/projects/) - The worlds of ballet and contemporary dance are very different — they have different vocabularies, different approaches, different emphases and textures and styles. It is exactly these differences that appeal to Wendy Whelan as she finds a new world of expression and performance in contemporary dance, as her 30-year career as a ballet dancer comes - [Hagoromo](https://www.wendywhelan.com/projects/hagoromo/) - Photo by ioulex Hagoromo World Premiere – November 5-8, 2015 at BAM Harvey Theater Presented by American Opera Projects and Brooklyn Academy of Music as part of the 2015 BAM Next Wave Festival Conceived and Directed by David Michalek Choreography by David Neumann Nathan Davis Composer Clifton Taylor Lighting Design Dries Van Noten Costume Design - [Whelan/Watson Other Stories](https://www.wendywhelan.com/projects/whelan-watson-other-stories/) - Photo by Andrej Uspenski Whelan/Watson Other Stories Wendy’s second project will be a full program of new works, choreographed for her and Edward Watson, principal dancer for The Royal Ballet of London. The program will be performed in the UK and the US. Co-Produced by Royal Opera House, London and New York City Center Choreography - [Restless Creature](https://www.wendywhelan.com/projects/restless-creature/) - Photo by Erin Baiano Restless Creature For her inaugural independent project, Restless Creature, Wendy chose four young choreographers — Kyle Abraham, Joshua Beamish, Bryan Brooks, and Alejandro Cerrudo — each of whom created a duet for himself and Wendy. All four are presented on a single program that shows Wendy’s incredible range and uncanny ability - [About](https://www.wendywhelan.com/about/) - Moving Forward Video by Lisa Rinehart “As a child, I wanted to grow up to be an artist or an athlete. It was only later that I realized dance is both of those things combined.” Wendy Whelan, widely considered one of the world’s leading dancers, began dance lessons at the age of three with Virginia