{"title":"Wayne McGregor","authors":"J. Butterworth, W. Mcgregor","doi":"10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190871499.013.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190871499.013.1","url":null,"abstract":"In 2006, contemporary choreographer Wayne McGregor made Chroma for The Royal Ballet and was subsequently invited to become resident choreographer of the Royal Opera House in London. His work was described variously as hyperactive, hyperextended, minimalist, and highly inventive. This chapter traces the choices of intent, methods, and processes of creation of three works for The Royal Ballet, through McGregor’s own observations and perceptions, and by interrogating those of his artistic collaborators and critics, whose critical responses signal a wide range of perceptions initiated by his aesthetic. How can his works be seen to dismantle traditional balletic constructs, avoiding the linear perspective, making the art form relevant to contemporary society? Frameworks for investigation are provided through in-depth interviews with Wayne McGregor, referencing the writings of Roslyn Sulcas, Erika Fischer-Lichte, and Freya Vass-Rhee.","PeriodicalId":412686,"journal":{"name":"The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126498122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contemporary Repetitions","authors":"Michelle Lavigne","doi":"10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190871499.013.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190871499.013.16","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter argues for a new reading of The Nutcracker as a repeating feature in contemporary ballet culture. Although the history of The Nutcracker has been told again and again, an investigation of its reappearances year after year has not. This chapter opens that dialogue by considering the ongoing circulation of The Nutcracker in order to present an argument that its repetitions matter as a rhetorical and contemporary phenomenon. The chapter examines works by Maurice Béjart, Matthew Bourne, Mark Morris, and Christopher Wheeldon to investigate the rhetoric in The Nutcracker’s reworkings. This way of reading The Nutcracker suggests that the rhetorical potential of contemporary culture grows from the remaking and reperformance of familiar forms.","PeriodicalId":412686,"journal":{"name":"The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet","volume":"126 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125551852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}