“The Winter’s Tale” is regarded as one of William Shakespeare’s great romances but it was originally categorized as a comedy. While there is humor and romance, tragedy and drama are also present. The ...

Lucky for those in New York City, the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is bringing Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale to the Metropolitan Opera House for the first time from July 1-5 as part of a diverse 2025 ...

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. For this New York premiere, American Ballet Theatre approached the ballet with emotional maturity and technical ...

Anyone who has been to the Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker in the last decade has seen choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s work in full artistic force. Now, the prolific English dancemaker, who is known ...