Showbiz | Celebrity News I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice . Cutting-edge choreographer and director Wayne McGregor has praised the royal family for their support of the arts as he was given a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours.
The 54-year-old, who is the artistic director of Studio Wayne McGregor, has been honoured for his services to dance. Over the years he has become known for his innovation in the world of dance and his appointment in 2006 as a resident choreographer for The Royal Ballet saw him become the first from a contemporary dance background in the role. He told the PA news agency of his knighthood: “It’s incredible.
I’m really, really delighted, and I’m just thrilled because I’ve been nurtured by so many amazing people over 33 years in dance...
This is just a lovely reflection of all of that work we’ve done together.” His works at The Royal Ballet over the years have included 2017’s Woolf Works, a ballet based on the writings and life of Virginia Woolf which also included an original score by Max Richter. Others include 2006’s Chroma, which featured music from American band The White Stripes and British composer Joby Talbot.
He is the director of dance for the Venice Biennale, and has been commissioned by dance companies across the globe including the Paris Opera Ballet, New York City Ballet , the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, the National Ballet of Canada an.
