In this podcast former principal dancer and Artistic Director of the Joffrey Ballet, Ashley Wheater talks about his expertise of main the corporate for the final 13 years.
Born in Scotland, Ashley was not too long ago appointed MBE by the Queen for his distinctive service to bounce within the UK.
Ashley started his esteemed profession coaching at The Royal Ballet School earlier than becoming a member of the London Festival Ballet (now English National Ballet) and shifting internationally to bounce with The Australian Ballet after which onto the Joffrey Ballet and at last the San Francisco Ballet till he retired following an damage.
Listen to Ashley share his expertise of working with ballet greats together with Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, William Forsythe, David Bintley and extra, plus acclaimed choreographers Christopher Wheeldon, Cathy Marsden, Stephanie Martinez, Justin Peck, Yuri Possokhov…and the record continues!
As Artistic Director, Ashley provides an perception into constructing on the legacy of founding director, choreographer and dancer Robert Joffrey, what he seems to be for in dancers, how an organization and not using a hierarchy works, his recommendation for the following era of dancers, plus his imaginative and prescient for the longer term.
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